Explore the Family Name Duwe

The meaning of Duwe

1. North German: from Middle Low German dūve ‘dove’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who bred or sold doves, or a nickname for an exemplary person according to the symbolic meaning of a dove. 2. Germanized form of Sorbian, Polish or other Slavic Duba or Dub ‘oak’. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Horst.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Duwe has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 37,938, but by 2010, its rank had dropped to 40,909, a 7.83% decline. Furthermore, the count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 550 in 2000 to 533 in 2010, marking a 3.09% drop. The proportion per 100,000 people bearing the Duwe surname decreased by 10%, from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,938	#40,909	-7.83%
Count	550	533	-3.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Duwe

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Duwe according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there are noticeable shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 1.09% of those with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or belonging to two or more races, but by 2010 these categories had no representation. In contrast, the percentage identifying as White remained relatively stable, increasing slightly from 97.27% in 2000 to 97.37% in 2010. A new category appears in 2010, with 1.69% identifying as Hispanic; this group was not represented in the 2000 data. The categories Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.27%	97.37%	0.1%
Hispanic	0%	1.69%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.09%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.09%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%