Explore the Family Name Dusza

The meaning of Dusza

1. Polish: from dusza ‘soul’, probably a nickname in the sense ‘big-hearted’. 2. Hungarian: nickname for a rotund person, from an altered form of duca ‘fat’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Tadeusz, Jozef, Urszula.

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

Popularity: According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Dusza saw a minor decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Dusza was ranked 41,859th in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had slipped slightly to 42,790th, marking a change of -2.22%. Despite the slip in ranking, the total count of individuals with the Dusza surname rose from 489 in 2000 to 506 in 2010, an increase of 3.48%. However, when assessed as a proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of -5.56%, going from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,859	#42,790	-2.22%
Count	489	506	3.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dusza

Ethnicity: The Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that those bearing the Dusza surname are predominantly of White ethnicity, accounting for 96.52% in 2000 and rising slightly to 96.64% in 2010. The next most common ethnic identity associated with the surname is Hispanic, which recorded an increase from 1.84% in 2000 to 2.57% in 2010, resulting in a growth rate of 39.67%. Individuals identifying as two or more races made up 1.64% of those with the Dusza surname in 2000, but this figure dropped to zero by 2010. There were no individuals with the Dusza surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.52%	96.64%	0.12%
Hispanic	1.84%	2.57%	39.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.64%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%