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

Duany, 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 Duany surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Duany in America

Duany is the 111426th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Duany surname appeared 158 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 Duany.

We can also compare 2010 data for Duany 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 Duany

The surname DUANY is believed to have originated in Spain, specifically in the region of Catalonia. It is thought to have derived from the Catalan word "duan," which means "customs" or "duties." This suggests that the name may have been associated with individuals involved in customs or tax collection professions.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname DUANY can be found in the medieval records of Barcelona, where a merchant named Pere Duany is mentioned in a document from 1347. This indicates that the name was already in use during the 14th century.

In the 15th century, the DUANY surname appears in several historical documents from the Kingdom of Aragon, which included parts of modern-day Spain, France, and Italy. One notable figure from this period is Joan Duany, a nobleman and military commander who served under King Alfonso V of Aragon during the Conquest of Naples in the 1440s.

As the Spanish Empire expanded its reach in the 16th and 17th centuries, the DUANY surname began to appear in various colonial records. One prominent individual was Diego Duany, a Spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 1500s.

In the 18th century, the DUANY surname gained prominence in the Spanish Caribbean, particularly in Cuba. Antonio Duany, born in 1734 in Havana, was a respected lawyer and landowner who played a significant role in the economic and political affairs of the island.

During the 19th century, the DUANY family established themselves as influential figures in Cuban society. One notable member was José Duany y Madrazo, a Cuban patriot and revolutionary who fought against Spanish colonial rule in the Ten Years' War (1868-1878).

In more recent times, the DUANY surname has gained recognition through the work of Andres Duany, an influential American architect and urban planner born in 1949. He is credited with co-founding the Congress for the New Urbanism and has been instrumental in promoting traditional neighborhood design and sustainable urban development.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Duany

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

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

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