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

Dubbe, 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 Dubbe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dubbe in America

Dubbe is the 117480th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dubbe surname appeared 148 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 Dubbe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dubbe 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 Dubbe

The surname DUBBE has its origins in the Netherlands, with records dating back to the early 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the Dutch word "dubbel," meaning "double" or "double-dealing," which may have been a descriptive nickname for someone who was considered deceitful or two-faced.

In the Netherlands, the name DUBBE first appeared in the city of Leiden, where it was recorded in the municipal archives around 1520. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Jan Dubbe, a merchant who lived in Leiden in the mid-16th century.

The DUBBE surname also has a strong presence in the neighboring regions of Germany and Belgium, with variations in spelling such as DUBBEN and DUBBELS. In Belgium, the name can be traced back to the town of Duffel, near Antwerp, where it may have originated as a locational surname.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the DUBBE name in Germany can be found in the Kirchenbücher (church records) of the city of Münster, where a certain Hinrich Dubbe was mentioned in 1575. Another notable bearer of the name was Johann Dubbe, a Lutheran theologian who lived in the late 16th century and authored several religious texts.

In the 17th century, the DUBBE surname gained prominence in the Netherlands with the birth of Ezechiel Dubbe (1617-1678), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his still-life and portrait works. His contemporary, Jacobus Dubbe (1622-1678), was a renowned Dutch engraver and printmaker.

Another significant figure bearing the DUBBE name was Adriaan Dubbe (1713-1789), a Dutch mathematician and astronomer who made important contributions to the field of celestial mechanics and the calculation of planetary orbits.

As the centuries progressed, the DUBBE surname continued to spread across Europe, with notable bearers such as Johann Dubbe (1818-1884), a German composer and music teacher, and Theodor Dubbe (1878-1925), a German writer and journalist who wrote extensively on social and political issues.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dubbe

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

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

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