Explore the Family Name Dullum

The meaning of Dullum

Norwegian: habitational name from a farm in central Norway named Dullum, from Old Norse dalum, dative plural of dalr ‘valley’.

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

The surname Dullum, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight decrease in popularity during the decade between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 53,047th most popular surname, dropping slightly to the 53,667th position by 2010, representing a marginal decline of 1.17%. However, the number of individuals bearing the surname Dullum did increase during this period, rising from 366 in 2000 to 385 in 2010, a growth rate of roughly 5.19%. Despite this growth in absolute numbers, when adjusted for population, the proportion of people with the surname per 100,000 slightly decreased by about 7.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,047	#53,667	-1.17%
Count	366	385	5.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dullum

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Dullum, again referencing the Decennial U.S. Census data, there was a minimal shift between 2000 and 2010. The overwhelming majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, accounting for 96.99% in 2000 and dipping slightly to 96.36% in 2010. There was a small but notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic over the ten-year span, moving from 2.46% to 3.12%, a change of 26.83%. No Dullums identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, nor did any claim two or more races as their ethnic identity.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.99%	96.36%	-0.65%
Hispanic	2.46%	3.12%	26.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%