Explore the Family Name Dugdale

The meaning of Dugdale

English: habitational name, perhaps from Dugdale near Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, now known as Dagdale, from the Old English personal name or byname Ducca + Old English dæl or Old Norse dalr ‘valley’, or possibly from an as yet unidentified place near Clithero in Lancashire.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Dugdale saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 28,912 in popularity and had a frequency count of 774. By 2010, its rank had dropped to 30,420, and the count decreased marginally to 768. This represents a change of -5.22 in rank and a -0.78 decrease in count. The proportion per 100,000 also decreased by 10.34, going from 0.29 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,912	#30,420	-5.22%
Count	774	768	-0.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.26	-10.34%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dugdale

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Dugdale also evolved during this decade, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 96.77% in 2000 to 94.92% in 2010. There were no Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native identifiers reported in 2000, but by 2010, 0.91% of individuals with the Dugdale surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. Those identifying with two or more races increased by 60% to 1.04%. Additionally, there was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.42% in 2000 to 2.47% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.77%	94.92%	-1.91%
Hispanic	1.42%	2.47%	73.94%
Two or More Races	0.65%	1.04%	60%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.91%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%