Explore the Family Name Ducret

The meaning of Ducret

French: habitational name, with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’, for someone from any of numerous minor places called Le Cret or Le Crêt, named with Old French cret, creste ‘crest, ridge’. Compare Ducre.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ducret has seen a slight decrease in rank between 2000 and 2010, moving from 150,436 to 156,044. This indicates a drop by 3.73 percent. However, the count, or number of individuals with this surname, actually increased slightly during this decade, rising from 100 to 104, a 4 percent increase. The proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.04.

20002010Change
Rank#150,436#156,044-3.73%
Count1001044%
Proportion per 100k0.040.040%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ducret

In terms of ethnicity, Decennial U.S. Census data shows interesting shifts among those with the Ducret surname. In 2000, 58 percent identified as white, but this percentage decreased to 50 by 2010, marking a 13.79 percent change. The Hispanic population with this surname saw an increase, moving from 33 percent in 2000 to 44.23 percent in 2010, a significant growth of 34.03 percent. There was a noted decline in the Asian/Pacific Islander category, dropping from 6 percent in 2000 to no data available in 2010. Populations identifying as Black, two or more races or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained statistically negligible over the decade.

20002010Change
White58%50%-13.79%
Hispanic33%44.23%34.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander6%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%