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

Duet, 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 Duet surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Duet in America

Duet is the 19210th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Duet surname appeared 1,413 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 Duet.

We can also compare 2010 data for Duet 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 Duet

The surname "DUET" is believed to have originated in France during the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. It is thought to have derived from the Old French word "duet," which referred to a small watercourse or stream. This suggests that the name may have been initially used as a topographic surname, given to individuals who lived near a small river or stream.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the historical records of the region of Normandy, where it appears as "Duet" in the late 13th century. It is possible that the name was brought to England by Norman settlers following the Norman Conquest in 1066, as several individuals bearing the surname are mentioned in English records from the 13th and 14th centuries.

The name "DUET" has also been associated with various place names in France, such as the village of Duet in the department of Eure-et-Loir, which may have contributed to the surname's development. Additionally, variations in spelling, including "Duett" and "Duette," have been documented throughout history.

Notable individuals with the surname "DUET" include François Duet (1590-1657), a French Jesuit priest and theologian, and Jean-Baptiste Duet (1730-1797), a French painter and engraver. In the 19th century, Auguste Duet (1819-1884) was a French architect who designed several notable buildings in Paris.

In England, one of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname was William Duet, mentioned in the Hundredorum Rolls of Oxfordshire from the late 13th century. Later, in the 16th century, John Duet (1540-1610) was a prominent English clergyman and academic who served as the Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge.

Another notable figure was Jacques Duet (1665-1741), a French mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and the calculation of planetary orbits.

Overall, the surname "DUET" has a rich history spanning several centuries and can be traced back to its origins in medieval France, where it likely originated as a topographic surname related to small watercourses or streams.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Duet

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

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

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