How common is the surname Ducey?

1,020 people in the United States had the surname Ducey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 302,692 Americans. It ranked 24,517th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ducey?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ducey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ducey?

Doug Ducey, American businessman and politician (born 1964), followed by John Ducey.

Where is the surname Ducey most common?

Wikidata records people named Ducey in the United States.

Is the surname Ducey getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,057 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,020 in 2010, down 3.5%.

The surname Ducey

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,020 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ducey is more common than 84.9% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhghusa (“descendant of Dubhghus”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + gus (“choice; vigor”).

Ducey is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,020 people named Ducey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 302,692 Americans. That is down 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,057.

#24,517

rank among US surnames

1,020

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-3.5%

change since 2000 (was #22,688)

Who is named Ducey

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Ducey identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Two or more races 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Duceys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Doug Ducey
American businessman and politician (born 1964)
John Ducey
American actor, born 1969

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ducey

Ducey has the Soundex code D200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D200.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ducey come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhghusa (“descendant of Dubhghus”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + gus (“choice; vigor”).
How common is the surname Ducey?: 1,020 people in the United States had the surname Ducey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 302,692 Americans. It ranked 24,517th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ducey?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ducey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ducey?: Doug Ducey, American businessman and politician (born 1964), followed by John Ducey.
Where is the surname Ducey most common?: Wikidata records people named Ducey in the United States.
What type of surname is Ducey?: Ducey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Ducey getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,057 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,020 in 2010, down 3.5%.