Explore the Family Name Dudas

The meaning of Dudas

Hungarian (Dudás); Slovak and Czech (Dudáš); Croatian, Serbian, and Rusyn (from Slovakia, Vojvodina in Serbia, and Croatia) (Dudaš): occupational name for a bagpipe player, derived from Czech dudy, South Slavic dude ‘bagpipes’. See also Duda, compare Dudash.

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

The surname 'Dudas' held the rank of 16,333 in popularity based on the Decennial U.S. Census in 2000, slightly dropping to the rank of 17,428 in 2010, a change of -6.7%. The count of individuals with the surname also experienced a marginal decrease from 1,624 in 2000 to 1,619 in 2010, a drop of -0.31%. The proportion of the population per 100,000 with the surname 'Dudas' decreased by -8.33% between the two census periods.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,333	#17,428	-6.7%
Count	1,624	1,619	-0.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.6	0.55	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dudas

In terms of ethnicity distribution, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, most people with the last name 'Dudas' identified as White, with a slight decline in percentage from 95.63% in 2000 to 95.18% in 2010. The Hispanic population saw a significant increase of 77.52%, making it 2.29% of people with this surname in 2010 compared to 1.29% in 2000. The proportion of those identifying with two or more races also increased from 1.05% in 2000 to 1.54% in 2010, an increase of 46.67%. Both the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations were reported as 0% in 2010, while Asian/Pacific Islander saw a minor increase from 0.55% to 0.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.63%	95.18%	-0.47%
Hispanic	1.29%	2.29%	77.52%
Two or More Races	1.05%	1.54%	46.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.55%	0.56%	1.82%
Black	0.92%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.55%	0%	0%