Explore the Family Name Le Duff

The meaning of Le Duff

Breton: nickname for someone with dark hair, from an archaic variant of du ‘black’, with the French masculine definite article le. In the US, it is found mainly among Creoles and African Americans.

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How common is the last name Le Duff in the United States?

The surname Le Duff has seen a slight rise in popularity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the surname ranked at 47,120th place and had a count of 424 people bearing the name. By 2010, it improved its ranking to 46,037th and saw an increase in individuals with the surname to 463, marking a 9.2 percent growth. Despite this rise, the proportion of people with the surname Le Duff per 100,000 remained constant at 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,120	#46,037	2.3%
Count	424	463	9.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.16	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Le Duff

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts. The largest group identified as Black, making up 66.04 percent of individuals with the surname in 2000, which slightly decreased to 65.23 percent by 2010. There was no representation in the Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in both years. Those identifying as White rose from 15.09 percent in 2000 to 16.63 percent in 2010. The proportion of those claiming two or more ethnicities declined from 10.85 percent to 6.48 percent over the decade. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, jumping from 4.72 percent in 2000 to 8.64 percent in 2010, a change that represents an 83.05 percent growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	66.04%	65.23%	-1.23%
White	15.09%	16.63%	10.21%
Hispanic	4.72%	8.64%	83.05%
Two or More Races	10.85%	6.48%	-40.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%