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

Dubovsky, 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 Dubovsky surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dubovsky in America

Dubovsky is the 93125th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dubovsky surname appeared 197 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 Dubovsky.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dubovsky 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 Dubovsky

The surname DUBOVSKY is of Slavic origin, specifically from the region of Eastern Europe. It is believed to have originated in the late 15th or early 16th century, derived from the Slavic word "dubov," meaning "oak tree." This suggests that the name may have been originally associated with people who lived near or worked with oak trees, such as foresters or woodcutters.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DUBOVSKY can be found in a registry of landowners in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, dated 1567. This document lists a Yan Dubovsky as the owner of a small estate near the town of Grodno, which is now in modern-day Belarus. Another early reference is found in the archives of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, where a Stanislav Dubovsky is mentioned as a member of the local nobility in the region of Volhynia (present-day Ukraine) in the early 17th century.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the surname DUBOVSKY appeared in various records across the Russian Empire, particularly in the regions of Ukraine, Belarus, and parts of western Russia. Notably, Andrei Dubovsky (1783-1859), a Russian military officer and participant in the Napoleonic Wars, was born in the city of Chernihiv in modern-day Ukraine.

The name DUBOVSKY also has a long-standing presence in the Czech lands, where it is believed to have been introduced by Slavic settlers from the east. One of the earliest recorded instances is that of Jan Dubovsky (1492-1553), a Czech Protestant reformer and theologian from the town of Litomerice in Bohemia.

Other notable individuals with the surname DUBOVSKY include:

1. Yekaterina Dubovskaya (1849-1922), a Russian feminist and author who advocated for women's rights and education.
2. Pyotr Dubovsky (1812-1888), a Russian painter and art professor known for his landscapes and portraiture.
3. Josef Dubovsky (1860-1925), a Czech composer and music teacher who helped preserve traditional folk music in Bohemia.
4. Mikhail Dubovsky (1901-1986), a Soviet military commander who played a role in the defense of Moscow during World War II.
5. Anna Dubovskaya (1922-2003), a Russian actress and theater director who performed in numerous productions at the Moscow Art Theatre.

It is worth noting that variations in spelling, such as Dubovski, Dubovskiy, or Dubowsky, may also be encountered due to different linguistic conventions and transliterations from the Cyrillic alphabet.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dubovsky

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

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

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