Find out how popular the last name Dauz is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dauz.

Dauz, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Dauz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dauz in America

Dauz is the 65782nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dauz surname appeared 301 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Dauz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dauz to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Dauz

The surname DAUZ is believed to have originated in the German state of Bavaria in the late 15th century. It is derived from the German word "daus", which means "stupid" or "foolish". The name may have been given as a nickname to someone who was considered a bit slow or dull-witted.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DAUZ can be found in the parish records of the town of Augsburg, Bavaria, from the year 1502. The record mentions a "Hans Dauz" who was a baker in the town. It is possible that this Hans Dauz was the progenitor of the surname in that region.

In the 16th century, the DAUZ name began to spread to other parts of Germany, particularly in the neighboring state of Baden-Württemberg. The earliest recorded instance of the name in Baden-Württemberg is from a census record in the town of Heidelberg from 1551, which lists a "Matthias Dauz" as a resident.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the DAUZ surname continued to be found primarily in southern Germany, with concentrations in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Notable individuals with the name from this period include Johann Dauz (1630-1701), a renowned clockmaker from Augsburg, and Anna Maria Dauz (1688-1762), a philanthropist from Heidelberg who founded a hospital for the poor.

As the 19th century progressed, some members of the DAUZ family began to migrate to other parts of Europe and beyond. One notable example is Heinrich Dauz (1822-1892), a German-born artist who settled in the United States and became known for his landscape paintings of the American West.

Other individuals of note who bore the surname DAUZ include Karl Dauz (1867-1945), a German politician and member of the Reichstag in the early 20th century, and Erika Dauz (1905-1986), a Swiss soprano who performed with several major opera companies in Europe.

While the name DAUZ is not particularly common today, it maintains a strong connection to its German roots and the historical regions of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, where it first emerged several centuries ago.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dauz

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dauz.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dauz was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Dauz has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Dauz was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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