Explore the Family Name Duerson

The meaning of Duerson

1. Possibly an Americanized form of North German Dührssen or Dyrssen: patronymic from an old personal name, from Old High German tiuri ‘dear, valuable’. 2. Possibly a shortened and altered form of Dutch Van Deursen.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Duerson has seen a notable growth between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it improved from 41,522 in 2000 to 39,352 in 2010, reflecting a rise of 5.23%. Moreover, the count of people with this surname increased from 494 to 559 during the same period, marking a substantial 13.16% rise. Similarly, the proportion of the population with the Duerson surname per 100,000 residents also grew from 0.18 to 0.19, presenting an increase of 5.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,522	#39,352	5.23%
Count	494	559	13.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.19	5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Duerson

Looking at the ethnic identity breakdown of the Duerson surname, as provided by the Decennial U.S. Census, we can observe several trends over the decade from 2000 to 2010. The population identifying as Black saw a slight increase from 52.43% to 53.13%, and those identifying as Hispanic experienced a more significant rise from 2.23% to 2.50%. People with two or more ethnic identities also rose from 3.64% to 3.94%. Conversely, the fraction of the population identifying as White decreased from 40.69% to 38.82%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native either in 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	52.43%	53.13%	1.34%
White	40.69%	38.82%	-4.6%
Two or More Races	3.64%	3.94%	8.24%
Hispanic	2.23%	2.5%	12.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%