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

Dubow, 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 Dubow surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dubow in America

Dubow is the 46902nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dubow surname appeared 453 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 Dubow.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dubow 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 Dubow

The surname DUBOW has its origins in the Russian Empire, with the name first appearing in records from the late 18th century. It is believed to have evolved from the Old Russian word "dubov," meaning "oak tree." This suggests that the name may have initially been a descriptive surname, referring to someone who lived near an oak grove or forest.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the DUBOW surname can be found in a census record from the Smolensk region of Russia, dated 1795. This document lists a family headed by a man named Semyon Dubow, indicating that the name was already in use by this time.

In the 19th century, the DUBOW name began to spread beyond Russia's borders as members of the family migrated to other parts of the Russian Empire and beyond. Historical records show that a merchant named Andrey Dubow (1822-1892) established a successful trading business in Odessa, then part of the Russian Empire (now Ukraine).

As the Russian Empire expanded its reach, the DUBOW name also made its way to other regions. In the early 20th century, a man named Ivan Dubow (1875-1941) served as a military officer in the Imperial Russian Army and later fought in the Russian Civil War.

After the fall of the Russian Empire and the establishment of the Soviet Union, many families bearing the DUBOW surname fled the country to escape persecution and political upheaval. One notable figure from this period was Mikhail Dubow (1901-1976), a writer and journalist who emigrated to France in the 1920s and later became a vocal critic of the Soviet regime.

Another prominent individual with the DUBOW surname was the Russian-American artist and sculptor Naum Dubow (1905-1991). Born in Kharkiv, Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire), Dubow emigrated to the United States in the 1920s and went on to become a renowned figure in the New York art scene, known for his abstract expressionist works.

It is worth noting that variations of the DUBOW spelling, such as "Dubov" and "Duboff," can also be found in historical records, reflecting the fluidity of surname spellings in different regions and time periods.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dubow

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

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

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