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

Duvon, 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 Duvon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Duvon in America

Duvon is the 108734th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Duvon surname appeared 163 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 Duvon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Duvon 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 Duvon

The surname DUVON is of French origin, stemming from the regions of southern France such as Provence and Languedoc. It dates back to the 12th century and is derived from the Old French words "de" meaning "from" and "von" meaning "valley." This suggests that the name likely originated as a locational surname referring to someone who lived in a particular valley or came from a specific valley region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Victor de Marseille, a medieval manuscript from the late 12th century. This cartulary, or collection of charters, mentions a person named Petrus de Von, believed to be one of the earliest known bearers of the DUVON surname.

In the 13th century, the name appears in various records from the region of Provence, such as the Livre des Fiefs de l'église d'Aix, which lists several individuals with the DUVON surname, including Bertrandus de Von and Guillelmus de Von.

During the 14th century, the surname DUVON began to spread to other parts of France, as evidenced by records from the city of Paris. One notable figure from this period was Jean DUVON, a merchant and member of the Parisian bourgeoisie, who lived between 1320 and 1385.

In the 16th century, the DUVON surname gained prominence in the field of literature with the poet and playwright Jean DUVON (c. 1525-1587), who was born in Avignon and is considered one of the earliest known poets to write in the Occitan language.

Another noteworthy individual with the DUVON surname was François DUVON (1587-1661), a French Catholic priest and theologian who served as the Bishop of Riez in Provence during the 17th century.

Throughout its history, the DUVON surname has also been associated with various place names and locations in southern France, such as the village of Vons in the Var department and the town of Vonnas in the Ain department, which may have contributed to the development and evolution of the surname over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Duvon

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

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

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