How common is the surname Dukes?

22,187 people in the United States had the surname Dukes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,916 Americans. It ranked 1,622nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dukes?

David Dukes, American character actor (1945–2000), followed by Walter Dukes.

Where is the surname Dukes most common?

Wikidata records people named Dukes in the United States.

Is the surname Dukes getting more or less common?

More common. 20,870 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,187 in 2010, up 6.3%.

The surname Dukes

A surname, carried by 22,187 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dukes is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 22,187 people named Dukes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,916 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,870.

#1,622

rank among US surnames

22,187

people in 2010

7.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,577)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,613	Zhao	22,301	13,844
#1,614	Sewell	22,294	13,849
#1,615	Browne	22,289	13,852
#1,616	Ramey	22,287	13,853
#1,617	Davison	22,276	13,860
#1,618	Clifford	22,245	13,879
#1,619	Stahl	22,211	13,901

Who is named Dukes

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

51% of people named Dukes identified as Black (not Hispanic), 44% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 51%
White (not Hispanic) 44%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Dukess

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Dukes
American character actor (1945–2000)
Walter Dukes
American basketball player (1930-2001)
Rob Dukes
American heavy metal vocalist, born 1968
Kahlil Dukes
American basketball player (born 1995)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dukes

Dykes

Dukes has the Soundex code D220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D220.

Questions

How common is the surname Dukes?: 22,187 people in the United States had the surname Dukes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,916 Americans. It ranked 1,622nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dukes?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Dukes identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 44% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dukes?: David Dukes, American character actor (1945–2000), followed by Walter Dukes.
Where is the surname Dukes most common?: Wikidata records people named Dukes in the United States.
Is the surname Dukes getting more or less common?: More common. 20,870 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,187 in 2010, up 6.3%.