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

Douma, 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 Douma surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Douma in America

Douma is the 25601st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Douma surname appeared 964 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 Douma.

We can also compare 2010 data for Douma 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 Douma

The surname Douma is of Dutch origin, originating in the Netherlands during the Middle Ages. It is believed to have derived from the Dutch word "duum," meaning "thumb," which may have been used as a nickname for a person with a distinctive thumb or as a reference to their occupation.

The earliest known record of the name Douma dates back to the 14th century, appearing in a Dutch census record from the city of Utrecht. It is also found in various medieval manuscripts and historical documents from the Netherlands, such as the Leiden Manuscript, which contains a record of a person named Aert Douma in the year 1387.

In the 16th century, the name Douma was associated with the city of Dokkum in the northern Netherlands, which was once spelled as "Douma" or "Douwma." This connection suggests that the surname may have originated as a place name or a reference to someone from that area.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname Douma was Renier Douma, a Dutch merchant and trader who lived in the late 16th century. Another notable figure was Pieter Douma, a Dutch artist and engraver born in 1623, who is known for his etchings and engravings of landscapes and cityscapes.

In the 17th century, the name Douma appeared in the records of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), with several individuals bearing this surname serving as merchants and sailors for the company. One such person was Dirck Douma, a Dutch navigator who participated in several voyages to the East Indies in the mid-17th century.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Douma surname continued to be present in various Dutch records and documents. Notable individuals from this period include Jan Douma (1765-1838), a Dutch politician and jurist who served as a member of the Batavian National Assembly, and Jacobus Douma (1817-1883), a Dutch theologian and professor at the University of Utrecht.

As the Dutch Empire expanded and Dutch settlers migrated to other parts of the world, the surname Douma also spread to different regions, including former Dutch colonies in the Caribbean, South Africa, and Indonesia. However, it remains most prevalent in the Netherlands and among Dutch communities and descendants worldwide.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Douma

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

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

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