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

Dutra, 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 Dutra surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dutra in America

Dutra is the 7838th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dutra surname appeared 4,225 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Dutra.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dutra 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 Dutra

The surname Dutra has its origins in Portugal, with records dating back to the 15th century. It is derived from the Portuguese word "dutra," which means "land or territory beyond a river." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived on the other side of a river.

The earliest recorded instance of the Dutra surname can be found in the Portuguese archives from the late 1400s, where it appears in various documents related to land ownership and taxation. Some of the earliest known people with this surname include João Dutra, a landowner in the Algarve region in the late 1400s, and Maria Dutra, a resident of Lisbon in the early 1500s.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Dutra name began to spread beyond Portugal as Portuguese explorers and settlers ventured to other parts of the world. Notable individuals from this period include Pedro Dutra, a navigator who accompanied Vasco da Gama on his voyage to India in 1497, and Fernão Dutra, a settler in Brazil who established a sugar plantation in the state of Pernambuco in the late 1500s.

As the Dutra family expanded, some members migrated to other parts of Europe and the Americas. In the 18th century, a branch of the family settled in the Azores Islands, where the name became associated with the whaling industry. One prominent figure from this period was João Dutra, a whaling captain who sailed out of Ponta Delgada in the late 1700s.

In the 19th century, the Dutra name began to appear in various parts of the United States, particularly in areas with significant Portuguese immigration, such as California and New England. One notable individual from this period was Manuel Dutra, a rancher and landowner in California who was born in the Azores in 1823 and later became a prominent figure in the early development of the state's agriculture industry.

Other notable individuals with the Dutra surname include José Dutra, a Brazilian politician who served as the 31st President of Brazil from 1946 to 1951, and Eugénio Dutra, a Portuguese writer and journalist who was born in Lisbon in 1943 and is known for his works on Portuguese culture and history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dutra

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

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

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