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

Dubert, 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 Dubert surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dubert in America

Dubert is the 151532nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dubert surname appeared 108 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 Dubert.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dubert 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 Dubert

The surname Dubert has its origins in France, tracing back to the Middle Ages around the 12th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old French words "du" meaning "of" and "bert" which was a common Germanic personal name derived from the words "bright" or "famous." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who was from a place associated with a person named Bert or a variant of that name.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dubert can be found in the Livre des Bourgeois de Valenciennes, a register of citizens in the city of Valenciennes in northern France, dating back to the late 13th century. This document includes several individuals with variations of the name, such as Willaumes Dubers and Jehans Dubiers.

The name also appears in various medieval records and manuscripts from different regions of France, indicating its widespread use during that time period. For example, a Jehans Dubert is mentioned in a cartulary (a collection of charters and deeds) from the Touraine region in the early 14th century.

One notable historical figure bearing the Dubert name was Jean Dubert (c. 1470-1542), a French jurist and legal scholar from the city of Issoudun. He was appointed as a counselor to the Parliament of Paris and later served as the king's advocate in the Grand Council.

Another individual of note was Louis Dubert (1564-1629), a French Jesuit priest and mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of optics and the study of refraction. He was born in Clermont-Ferrand and taught at various Jesuit colleges throughout his career.

In the 17th century, a member of the Dubert family, Jacques Dubert (1619-1688), served as a Protestant minister and theologian in the city of Nîmes. He was a prominent figure in the French Reformed Church and authored several theological works.

The name Dubert also has connections to various place names in France, such as the village of Dubert in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine, which may have been the origin of the surname for some families bearing that name.

Over the centuries, the spelling of the name has remained relatively consistent, with minor variations like Dubers, Dubiers, and Dubaire appearing in historical records. However, the core form of Dubert has endured as a surname in France and other parts of the world where French immigrants settled.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dubert

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

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

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