Du Bois Surname

160,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Grenada

Du Bois Surname Definition:

(French) Dweller in, or near, a small wood.

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Du Bois Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8381:64,6518,126
United States7131:508,35842,645
Belgium6771:16,9822,600
Netherlands4051:41,6977,072
Australia1851:145,92315,562
France1351:492,02069,079
Canada871:423,51337,101
Switzerland811:101,39410,819
England771:723,61140,488
Trinidad and Tobago721:18,9442,251
Panama491:79,8423,294
Venezuela401:755,10212,515
Peru371:859,03017,841
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Grenada131:8,349750
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey161:3,243531
England121:2,031,28160,933
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5821:86,2868,969

Du Bois (158) may also be a first name.

Du Bois Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Dweller in, or near, a small wood.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bois: There were five families that bore the name. Boys is still found as a surname.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

User-submitted Reference

Du Bois is French and literally means 'of the woods'.

- paige.bela

Du Bois Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Du Bois Come From? nationality or country of origin

Du Bois is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Du Bois? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 160,371st most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,680,230 people. The last name Du Bois occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Du Bois are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 34 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Du Bois is also the 730,165th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 158 people.

Du Bois is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 838 people, or 1 in 64,651. In South Africa Du Bois is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 36 percent are found, Western Cape, where 34 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 18 percent are found. Barring South Africa it is found in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Belgium, where 25 percent are found.

Du Bois Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Du Bois has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 123 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 642 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Du Bois Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Du Bois last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Du Bois earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 168.7% more than the national average, earning S/. 52,088 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.86% more than the national average, earning R 332,352 per year; in United States they earn 44.28% more than the national average, earning $62,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.47% more than the national average, earning $54,388 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Du Boise9319/
Du Boies930/
Du Bos9225/
Du Boi921/
Du Bis921/
Du Boisse881/
Du Bose86178/
Du Boys8662/
Du Bosc8630/
Du-Bois8628/
Du Bios866/
Du Boÿs865/
Du Buis863/
Du Boit862/
Du Vois861/
Du Boes860/
Du Boid860/
Du Bost860/
Du Bo830/
Du Bosch8011/
Du Boice800/
Du Bot7718/
Du Vos7712/
Du Boc772/
Du Bui771/
Du Bas771/
Du Bai771/
Du Boe770/
Du Buit7135/
Du Buys7129/
Du Bass7111/
Du-Bose714/
Du Boce714/
Du Boye711/
Du Bout711/
Du Biez711/
Du Wiss710/
Du Vose710/
Du Base710/
Du Boux710/
Du Boyd710/
Du Boyce677/
Du Be676/
Du Besse671/
Du By671/
Du Ba671/

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