Explore the Family Name Duric

The meaning of Duric

1. Bosniak (Durić): patronymic from a short form of the Bosniak Muslim personal name Durak (see Durakovic). 2. Serbian and Croatian (Đurić): see Djuric. 3. Slovenian (Durič): probably a nickname derived from dialect duriti ‘to detest, to loathe’ or dur ‘hated’. 4. Slovak (Ďurič): patronimic from the personal name Ďuro (see Durica).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Duric has seen a significant increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Duric was ranked as the 109,915th most popular name in the U.S., but by 2010 it had risen to the 76,275th position, reflecting an impressive growth of 30.61%. The actual count of individuals with this last name also grew from 149 in 2000 to 252 in 2010, marking a surge of 69.13%. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals named Duric per 100,000 people increased by 50.0% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#109,915	#76,275	30.61%
Count	149	252	69.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.09	50%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Duric

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the vast majority of individuals with the surname Duric identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 82.55% identified as such, while in 2010, this figure rose to a nearly universal 99.60%, indicating a substantial increase of 20.65%. Notably, in 2000, 14.77% of Durics reported having two or more races, but by 2010 this group was no longer represented in the data. There were no recorded instances of Durics identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.55%	99.6%	20.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	14.77%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%