Dubois is used as a family name or surname in France, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dubois
No. of characters: 6
Origin: France, England
Meaning:

Lastname Dubois is a variation of the Du Bois. Dweller in, or near, a small wood.

How popular is Dubois?

Dubois is common in France, United States, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, Haiti, Australia, Morocco, Argentina, Netherlands, Germany, England, New Caledonia, Togo, Brazil, Spain, French Polynesia, Thailand, Suriname, Dominican Republic, Gabon, Venezuela, Mauritius, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Uruguay, Italy, Guatemala, Saint Lucia, Egypt, Luxembourg, Mexico, Northern Ireland.

Dubois is ranked 2569 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Dubois bearers increased by 4.06 per cent in 2010 US census to 23366 since 2000, the surname slipped by 80 spots and ranked at 1539. The last name was found in around 8 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 86.22 88.14
Black 6.3 5.84
Hispanic or Latino 3.3 2.38
Others 1.98 1.62
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.51 1.46
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.68 0.57
Dubois is quite popular family name mostly used in France however New Caledonia lie ahead in terms of density. Around 216065 people have been found who wears Dubois as their family name. Dubois is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Dubois:
6 France132,035
Countries with ten thousands of Dubois:
1,484 United States30,305
192 Canada19,100
10 Belgium18,272
Countries with thousands of Dubois:
279 Switzerland3,408
892 Haiti1,377
3,226 Australia1,149
5,235 Morocco1,056
3,477 Argentina1,032
Countries with hundreds of Dubois:
3,412 Netherlands785
13,313 Germany747
9,485 England641
1 New Caledonia629
3,854 Togo525
20,804 Brazil385
10,624 Spain329
111 French Polynesia282
45,429 Thailand266
306 Suriname243
2,508 Dominican Republic216
1,744 Gabon202
4,973 Venezuela179
1,575 Mauritius172
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
4,874 Sweden154
2,721 Uruguay147
46,558 Italy143
3,176 Guatemala130
257 Saint Lucia130
38,342 Egypt122
760 Luxembourg110
14,589 Mexico102
2,315 Northern Ireland101
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
45,306 Poland87
50,359 South Africa77
6,177 Portugal75
26,312 Japan72
2,580 Panama72
3,278 Singapore68
8,155 Colombia65
14,875 Peru57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,912 Trinidad and Tobago50
4,737 Cuba48
419 Seychelles47
194,829 Russia36
2,156 China34
2,426 Nicaragua33
22,163 Norway27
16,160 Chile25
19,801 New Zealand24
3,070 Honduras22
145,665 DR Congo21
12,577 Scotland21
43,760 Algeria19
36,085 Israel18
10,589 Burkina Faso17
10,207 Ireland16
77,522 Greece16
492,263 India16
2,908 Madagascar16
25,792 Denmark15
1,106 United States Virgin Islands15
16,126 Ecuador13
19,471 Estonia12
35,802 Ivory Coast12
1,718 Jersey12
95,442 Malaysia12
46,216 Benin11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
105,188 Cameroon10
328 Monaco10
213,993 Philippines10
70,786 Austria9
1,868 Mali9
4,667 Costa Rica8
91,312 Czechia8
3,584 El Salvador8
4,774 Hong Kong8
12,820 Tunisia8
379 Turks and Caicos Islands8
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
1,286 Bermuda7
4,662 Senegal7
41,832 Finland6
55,922 Qatar6
3,090 Vietnam6
23,171 Wales6
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Farmer Adelina Dubois and farmer Alice Dubois from Italy aboard the La Bourgogne from Havre. Adelina is registered to be 38 years old when she arrived in New York on June 24, 1889.

From Germany

Henry Dubois was 56 years old when he migrated to USA on July 8, 1850. He lived in Switzerland and took Duchess D'orleans from Havre. 31 years old Henry Dubois, 19 years old Charles Dubois, Baptiste Dubois (22) Farmer, A. Dubois (28), C.E. Dubois, 36 years old M.T. Dubois, 22 years old Aimmable Dubois, Farmer Josephine Dubois, Farmer Virgile Dubois, David Dubois, aged 18, 18 years old Jacques Dubois, 30 years old U Dubois, and 278 other Dubois around 34.62% of whom were farmer while others worked as gentleman and cook, artist, merchant, butcher, jeweler, daughter, spinster, laborer, carpenter, priest, servant, dealer, dressmaker, student, brewer, miner, milliner, watchmaker, clerk, engineer, glazier, glass maker migrated to US from Havre, Antwerp and Bremen.

Dubois Namesakes

  • Jacques Dubois, French anatomist in Paris
  • Théodore Dubois, French composer, organist and music teacher
  • Eugène Dubois, Dutch paleoanthropologist and geologist
  • Serafino Dubois, Italian chess Master and chess writer
  • Pierre-Max Dubois, French composer of classical music
  • Pierre Dubois, author of a series of political pamphlets embodying original and daring views
  • Caroline Dubois, French poet who lives and works in Paris
  • Jean-Antoine Dubois, French Catholic missionary in India
  • Toussaint Dubois, Montreal born Frenchman and American soldier
  • Charles Frédéric Dubois, Belgian naturalist
  • Theo Dubois, theglobeandmail
  • René-Daniel Dubois, Québécois playwright and actor
  • Jean-Paul Dubois, French writer
  • Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman
  • John Dubois, S.S.
  • Louis-Ernest Dubois, Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Paris
  • Jason Dubois, former Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Pye Dubois, Canadian lyricist and poet
  • Micke Dubois, Swedish actor and comedian
  • Fred Dubois, controversial American politician from Idaho
  • Stéphanie Dubois, Canadian former professional tennis player
  • Claude Dubois, Canadian singer-songwriter
  • Al Dubois, Canadian television personality, weather presenter
  • Jean-Guy Dubois, Liberal Party member of the House of Commons of Canada
  • Marie Dubois, Parisian-born French actress

Dubois Namesakes

  • Jacques Dubois, French anatomist in Paris
  • Théodore Dubois, French composer, organist and music teacher
  • Eugène Dubois, Dutch paleoanthropologist and geologist
  • Serafino Dubois, Italian chess Master and chess writer
  • Pierre-Max Dubois, French composer of classical music
  • Pierre Dubois, author of a series of political pamphlets embodying original and daring views
  • Caroline Dubois, French poet who lives and works in Paris
  • Jean-Antoine Dubois, French Catholic missionary in India
  • Toussaint Dubois, Montreal born Frenchman and American soldier
  • Charles Frédéric Dubois, Belgian naturalist
  • Theo Dubois, theglobeandmail
  • René-Daniel Dubois, Québécois playwright and actor
  • Jean-Paul Dubois, French writer
  • Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman
  • John Dubois, S.S.
  • Louis-Ernest Dubois, Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Paris
  • Jason Dubois, former Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Pye Dubois, Canadian lyricist and poet
  • Micke Dubois, Swedish actor and comedian
  • Fred Dubois, controversial American politician from Idaho
  • Stéphanie Dubois, Canadian former professional tennis player
  • Claude Dubois, Canadian singer-songwriter
  • Al Dubois, Canadian television personality, weather presenter
  • Jean-Guy Dubois, Liberal Party member of the House of Commons of Canada
  • Marie Dubois, Parisian-born French actress

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