Explore the Family Name Duskey

The meaning of Duskey

1. Americanized form of Polish Duski, a habitational name from a place called Dusze, in Podlaskie Voivodeship. 2. American shortened and altered form of Polish Sandowski (see Sandusky). 3. Possibly also Scottish, a variant of Duskie, which may be a habitational name; Black mentions Deskie in Banff.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Duskey has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Duskey was ranked as the 60,390th most popular surname in the United States with 312 people bearing the name, a proportion of 0.12 per 100,000 people. By 2010, its rank had fallen to 68,770, representing a drop of 13.88 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased by 8.33 percent to 286, reducing its proportion to 0.1 per 100,000 people.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,390	#68,770	-13.88%
Count	312	286	-8.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.1	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Duskey

The census data also reveals interesting insights about the ethnic identity associated with the Duskey surname. In 2000, nearly all (96.47 percent) identified as White, which decreased slightly to 94.41 percent in 2010. The Hispanic population with the Duskey surname saw a significant increase from 2.24 percent in 2000 to 4.55 percent in 2010, representing a change of 103.13 percent. The proportions of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native were zero in both years. These findings are once again based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.47%	94.41%	-2.14%
Hispanic	2.24%	4.55%	103.13%
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%