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

Duber, 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 Duber surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Duber in America

Duber is the 107134th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Duber surname appeared 166 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 Duber.

We can also compare 2010 data for Duber 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 Duber

The surname DUBER is believed to have originated in Germany during the Middle Ages. It is thought to be derived from the German word "duber," which means "chubby" or "stout." This suggests that the name may have been originally given as a nickname to someone of a stocky or robust build.

The earliest recorded mention of the name DUBER can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval documents from the region of Saxony, Germany. In a charter dated 1285, a landowner named Johannes Duber is listed as a witness to a property transaction.

Throughout the 14th and 15th centuries, various spellings of the name appear in records from across central and northern Germany, including Duber, Dübber, and Dueber. This reflects the fluid nature of surname spellings during this period before they became standardized.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the surname DUBER was Hans Duber, a Lutheran theologian and reformer who lived from 1490 to 1553. He was a contemporary of Martin Luther and played a role in the spread of the Protestant Reformation in the German states.

In the 17th century, the name DUBER can be found in records from the town of Löbau in Saxony, where a family of merchants and traders by the name of Duber was prominent. Johann Duber, born in 1621, was a successful cloth merchant who served as a town councilor.

Another notable figure was Carl Friedrich Duber, a German philosopher and writer who lived from 1766 to 1824. He was a proponent of the Enlightenment and wrote extensively on topics of ethics, education, and political theory.

In the 19th century, a branch of the DUBER family emigrated from Germany to the United States, settling in the Midwest. One of the earliest American descendants was Johann Duber, who was born in 1815 in Bavaria and came to America in the 1840s, eventually settling in Ohio.

As the name spread beyond its German origins, variations in spelling emerged, such as Dubar, Deuber, and Dober. However, the core spelling of DUBER remains the most common form of the surname throughout its history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Duber

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

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

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