Explore the Family Name Dupler

The meaning of Dupler

Altered form of German Duppler, a nickname for a dice player or an occupational name for a dice maker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German topel ‘die’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dupler has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name moved from 24,642 to 24,593, marking a marginal improvement by 0.2%. In terms of count, more people have been recorded with the surname Dupler in 2010 than in 2000, seeing a rise of about 6.95%, from 950 people to 1,016. However, the proportion per 100k population decreased slightly by 2.86%, moving from 0.35 to 0.34.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,642	#24,593	0.2%
Count	950	1,016	6.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.34	-2.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dupler

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Dupler, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is predominantly associated with White ethnicity, despite a minor decrease of 1.05% over the decade from 97.58% in 2000 to 96.56% in 2010. The data also reveals a significant increase in the Hispanic category, with a growth rate of 87.3% from 2000 to 2010. Although the percentages are relatively small at 0.63% in 2000 and 1.18% in 2010, this shift is noteworthy. The surname in the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native either remained constant or showed suppressed data for privacy reasons. Interestingly, the number of individuals identifying with two or more races decreased by 15.24% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.58%	96.56%	-1.05%
Hispanic	0.63%	1.18%	87.3%
Two or More Races	1.05%	0.89%	-15.24%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.79%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%