Explore the Family Name Dubs

The meaning of Dubs

German: from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with theud, diot ‘people, race’.

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How common is the last name Dubs in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dubs has seen a slight increase in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked at 28,049 in 2000, it moved up to 27,974 in 2010, reflecting a change of 0.27 percent. The number of individuals with the Dubs surname also increased over this decade, with a count of 804 in 2000 and 857 in 2010, showing an overall growth of 6.59 percent. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a minor decrease of -3.33 percent, moving from 0.3 in 2000 to 0.29 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,049	#27,974	0.27%
Count	804	857	6.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.29	-3.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dubs

Discussing ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting shifts in the distribution of people with the Dubs surname between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the vast majority, 98.01 percent, identified as White, which fell slightly to 95.57 percent by 2010. The census didn't record any individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities either year. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races rose from 0.75 percent to 1.05 percent, marking a 40 percent increase. Furthermore, there was a notable spike in those identifying as Hispanic, increasing from 0.62 percent to 1.98 percent, a jump of 219.35 percent. Finally, while no individuals identified as Black in 2000, by 2010 this category accounted for 0.82 percent of the Dubs population.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.01%	95.57%	-2.49%
Hispanic	0.62%	1.98%	219.35%
Two or More Races	0.75%	1.05%	40%
Black	0%	0.82%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%