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

Ducos, 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 Ducos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ducos in America

Ducos is the 67943rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ducos surname appeared 290 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 Ducos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ducos 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 Ducos

The surname DUCOS originated in France, with its earliest recorded examples dating back to the 16th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old French word "ducasse," which referred to a village fair or festival. This word, in turn, can be traced back to the Latin "ducatus," meaning "leadership" or "command."

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Pierre Ducos, a merchant from the town of Toulouse in southern France, who was mentioned in local records from the late 1500s. The name also appeared in various legal documents and property records from the same region during the 17th and 18th centuries.

While the DUCOS surname was predominantly concentrated in the Languedoc region of France, it eventually spread to other parts of the country and beyond. In the 19th century, a notable figure named Roger Ducos (1747-1816) rose to prominence as a French politician and one of the five directors who governed France during the later years of the French Revolution.

Another individual of note was Jean-Claude Ducos (1765-1828), a French general who served under Napoleon Bonaparte. He participated in several campaigns, including the Egyptian and Syrian expeditions, and was later made a Count of the Empire.

In the field of literature, the name DUCOS is associated with Jean-Baptiste Ducos (1765-1838), a French playwright and poet who wrote numerous comedies and vaudevilles during the early 19th century.

Across the Atlantic, one of the earliest recorded instances of the DUCOS surname in the Americas was that of Pierre Ducos, a French immigrant who settled in Louisiana in the late 18th century. His descendants went on to become prominent figures in the state's history and politics.

Throughout its history, the DUCOS surname has also been associated with various place names, such as the commune of Ducos in the French Caribbean island of Martinique, which was likely named after an early settler or landowner with the surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ducos

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

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

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