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

Dedvukaj, 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 Dedvukaj surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dedvukaj in America

Dedvukaj is the 54530th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dedvukaj surname appeared 378 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 Dedvukaj.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dedvukaj 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 Dedvukaj

The surname DEDVUKAJ has its origins in the southwestern Balkans, specifically in the region of modern-day Albania and Kosovo. The name is believed to have emerged sometime during the late medieval period, around the 14th or 15th century.

The name DEDVUKAJ is thought to be derived from an older Albanian or Gheg dialect word, possibly related to the concept of a shepherd or someone who tended to livestock. It may also be linked to a specific place name or geographical feature in the rugged mountainous terrain of the region.

Historical records from the Ottoman era, when much of the Balkans was under Turkish rule, contain references to individuals bearing variations of the DEDVUKAJ surname. These include entries in tax registers and land ownership documents from the 16th and 17th centuries.

One of the earliest known individuals with the DEDVUKAJ surname was Gjergj Dedvukaj, a prominent figure in the Albanian resistance against Ottoman rule in the late 17th century. He was born in the village of Kutalli, near the city of Shkodra, in what is now northern Albania.

Another notable DEDVUKAJ was Pjetër Dedvukaj, a Catholic priest and writer who lived in the early 19th century. He was born in the village of Dedaj, which may have been the original place name from which the surname derived.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, several members of the DEDVUKAJ family played roles in the Albanian national awakening and the struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire. These included Pal Dedvukaj, a teacher and activist born in 1870, and his cousin Ndoc Dedvukaj, a military leader who fought against Ottoman and Serbian forces.

During the 20th century, the DEDVUKAJ surname spread more widely throughout Albania and Kosovo, as well as among Albanian diaspora communities in neighboring countries and beyond. Prominent individuals with this surname included Gjergj Dedvukaj, a politician and diplomat who served as the first Albanian ambassador to the United States in the 1920s.

While the DEDVUKAJ name has deep historical roots in the Balkans, it has also become more widespread in modern times, with individuals bearing this surname found in various parts of the world due to migration and diaspora communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dedvukaj

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

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 Dedvukaj 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 Dedvukaj 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 Dedvukaj was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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