Explore the Family Name Dupas

The meaning of Dupas

French: habitational name, with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’, for someone from a place called Pas (see Pas 3). In the US, it is found mainly among African Americans.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Dupas has slightly changed over a decade. In the year 2000, Dupas was ranked 47,389 in terms of usage, with 421 individuals carrying the surname. By 2010, the rank had fallen slightly to 48,717, while the count increased to 433, indicating a growth rate of 2.85%. Despite the increase in the number of people bearing the surname, the proportion per 100,000 people declined by 6.25%, moving from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.15 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,389	#48,717	-2.8%
Count	421	433	2.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dupas

Looking at the ethnic identity of those who bear the surname Dupas, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest group remained consistent, with individuals identifying as Black growing from 56.29% to 62.82%. The next largest ethnicity, White, saw a decrease from 38.72% to 31.64%. Individuals identifying as Hispanic showed significant growth, increasing from 1.19% to 3.46%. Those identifying as two or more races decreased from 3.80% to 1.62%. There were no figures for the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, possibly due to suppression of data for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	56.29%	62.82%	11.6%
White	38.72%	31.64%	-18.29%
Hispanic	1.19%	3.46%	190.76%
Two or More Races	3.8%	1.62%	-57.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%