Explore the Family Name Ducommun

The meaning of Ducommun

French (mainly Switzerland): nickname for someone who held or guarded a common (French commun) good, or a habitational name for someone from any of the places called Le Commun. It is formed with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’. Some characteristic forenames: French Marcel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ducommun showed a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Ducommun was ranked 58,553rd in popularity, but by 2010 it had risen to 56,195th, marking a 4.03% change. The number of people carrying this surname also increased from 324 in 2000 to 364 in 2010, which accounts for a 12.35% growth. However, the proportion per 100k people remained at a steady 0.12 between both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,553	#56,195	4.03%
Count	324	364	12.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ducommun

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of the people with the Ducommun surname identified as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 91.67% identified as White, and this figure slightly rose to 93.96% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races fell significantly, from 2.47% in 2000 to 1.37% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic decreased by 38.87%, dropping from 4.94% in 2000 to 3.02% in 2010. The census recorded no individuals with the Ducommun surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.67%	93.96%	2.5%
Hispanic	4.94%	3.02%	-38.87%
Two or More Races	2.47%	1.37%	-44.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%