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

Dudar, 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 Dudar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dudar in America

Dudar is the 96799th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dudar surname appeared 188 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 Dudar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dudar 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 Dudar

The surname DUDAR is believed to have originated in the Czech Republic during the 14th century. It is derived from the Old Czech word "dudar," which referred to a type of bagpipe player or musician. The name likely originated as a descriptive term for someone who played the dudka, a traditional Czech bagpipe.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname DUDAR can be found in the archives of the town of Brno, where a man named Jan Dudar was listed as a resident in the year 1388. This suggests that the name was already in use in the Czech lands during the late medieval period.

In the following centuries, the DUDAR surname began to spread beyond the Czech Republic to other parts of Central and Eastern Europe. Records from the 16th and 17th centuries show individuals with the surname living in areas such as Slovakia, Poland, and parts of modern-day Ukraine.

One notable bearer of the DUDAR surname was Jakub Dudar, a Czech composer and musician who lived in the late 16th century. He is known for his contributions to the development of Renaissance polyphonic music in Bohemia.

Another individual of historical significance was Michal Dudar, a Slovak Protestant minister and writer who lived in the 18th century. He was an important figure in the promotion of the Slovak language and played a role in the Slovak national revival movement.

In the 19th century, the DUDAR surname can be found in connection with several place names in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. For example, the village of Dudařov in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic likely derived its name from the presence of individuals with the DUDAR surname in the area.

Among other notable individuals with the DUDAR surname were Jan Dudar (1828-1897), a Czech painter and illustrator known for his landscapes and portraits, and Frantisek Dudar (1870-1944), a Slovak politician and member of the Austro-Hungarian Imperial Council.

While the DUDAR surname has its roots in Central Europe, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora communities. However, its origins can be traced back to the Czech lands and the cultural traditions of bagpipe playing and music in the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dudar

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

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

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