Explore the Family Name Duy

The meaning of Duy

1. Germanized form of French Douay: habitational name from Douai, a city in northern France. Compare Duey. 2. Vietnamese: from the male personal name Duy, written as 維 in Chinese, meaning ‘dimension’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Duy has seen significant growth between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 65,668th most common surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 52,037th position, a rise of over 20%. The actual count of individuals with the Duy surname also increased by 41.49%, from 282 in 2000 to 399 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of the population bearing this name per 100,000 people grew by 40%, from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,668	#52,037	20.76%
Count	282	399	41.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.14	40%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Duy

When it comes to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting shifts among those bearing the Duy surname between 2000 and 2010. The largest change was seen within the Hispanic community, which saw an impressive increase of 171.25%, climbing from 8.87% to 24.06% of all Duys. While the percentage of Asians/Pacific Islanders and those claiming two or more races slightly decreased during this period, the number of Whites carrying the Duy surname dropped significantly, from 71.99% to 56.39%. There were no recorded instances of this surname among the Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	71.99%	56.39%	-21.67%
Hispanic	8.87%	24.06%	171.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	15.96%	15.29%	-4.2%
Two or More Races	2.13%	2.01%	-5.63%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%