Explore the Family Name Dutka

The meaning of Dutka

1. Polish, Ukrainian, Rusyn, Slovak, and Czech: variant of Dudka ‘small bagpipe’. 2. Polish, Ukrainian, Rusyn, Slovak, Czech, and Hungarian: from dutka, the name of a coin of a small value used in the 17th century, probably applied as a nickname for a poor person.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dutka has seen slight fluctuations in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Dutka was ranked 33,690th most common surname in the United States with 638 recorded individuals. By 2010, it moved marginally to a rank of 34,223 with an increased count of 663; this represents a marginal decline in popularity by 1.58% over this decade. Despite the increase in the count, the proportion per 100,000 people fell by 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,690	#34,223	-1.58%
Count	638	663	3.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.22	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dutka

When examining the ethnicity associated with the surname Dutka, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the vast majority, 96.53% in 2010, identify as White - this is a slight decrease from 97.18% in 2000. The second largest group in 2010 was those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, representing 0.75% of the Dutkas, up from zero in 2000. There was also a small population who identified as Hispanic in 2010, again starting from zero in 2000. Those identifying as two or more races saw a decrease from 1.57% in 2000 to 1.06% in 2010. There were no individuals with the surname Dutka who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.18%	96.53%	-0.67%
Hispanic	0%	1.21%	0%
Two or More Races	1.57%	1.06%	-32.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.75%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%