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

Dubuque, 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 Dubuque surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dubuque in America

Dubuque is the 19498th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dubuque surname appeared 1,385 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 Dubuque.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dubuque 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 Dubuque

The surname Dubuque originated in France during the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Old French word "buc," which means "hill" or "elevated ground." The name likely referred to someone who lived near or on a hill or elevated area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dubuque dates back to the late 12th century in the region of Normandy, France. A document from 1189 mentions a person named Renaud du Buc, which translates to Renaud of the Hill or Renaud from the Hill.

In the 13th century, the surname appeared in various spellings, such as du Buque, du Bucque, and du Buic, reflecting the regional variations in pronunciation and spelling conventions of the time.

The name Dubuque gained prominence in the 17th and 18th centuries, particularly in the region of Brittany, France. One notable figure from this period was Jacques Dubuque (1645-1709), a French-Canadian explorer and fur trader who established a settlement along the Mississippi River in what is now the state of Iowa, United States. The city of Dubuque, Iowa, was named after him.

Another historically significant figure was Pierre Dubuque (1738-1811), a fur trader and explorer who was one of the first Europeans to settle in the area that later became the state of Missouri. He established a trading post near the present-day city of St. Louis.

In the 19th century, several individuals with the surname Dubuque made notable contributions. Jean-Baptiste Dubuque (1810-1887) was a French-Canadian lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada.

Julien Dubuque (1822-1909) was a French-Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the first permanent French-speaking settlement in Minnesota, known as the Dubuque Settlement.

During the 20th century, the name Dubuque was associated with several influential figures. Léon Dubuque (1905-1982) was a French-Canadian author and journalist who received the prestigious Prix Goncourt literary award in 1949 for his novel "Battling Malone, Pugilist."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dubuque

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

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

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