Duda Family History

Duda Surname Meaning

Polish, Czech, and Slovak: metonymic occupational name for a player of the bagpipes from duda (usually in plural: dudy) ‘bagpipe’ or from Czech dudat and Slovak dudať ‘to play bagpipe(s)’. Compare Dudzik, Dudak, and Dudik.

Ukrainian and Rusyn: metonymic occupational name for a player on a reed pipe from duda ‘pipe’. Compare Dudik.

Hungarian: from the old personal name Duda. Alternatively, a surname of Slavic origin (see above, compare Dudas).

Albanian: nickname derived from dudi (definite form dudia) ‘turtle dove’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Buda, Dura, Dudas, Duca, Buza, Cuda, Duke, Duch, Duba, Dudak

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Where is the Duda family from?

You can see how Duda families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Duda family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Duda families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 3 Duda families living in Yorkshire. This was 100% of all the recorded Duda's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Duda families in 1891.

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What did your Duda ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Maid were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Duda. 21% of Duda men worked as a Laborer and 9% of Duda women worked as a Maid. Some less common occupations for Americans named Duda were Miner and Housewife.

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Laborer

21%

Farmer

New worker

Miner

Maid

Machine operator

Housework

Housewife

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There are 12K census records available for the last name Duda. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Duda census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 6K immigration records available for the last name Duda. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 5K military records available for the last name Duda. For the veterans among your Duda ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Duda lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Duda life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Duda in 1945 was 34, and 75 in 2004.

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Duda Surname Meaning

Ukrainian and Rusyn: metonymic occupational name for a player on a reed pipe from duda ‘pipe’. Compare Dudik.

Hungarian: from the old personal name Duda. Alternatively, a surname of Slavic origin (see above, compare Dudas).

Albanian: nickname derived from dudi (definite form dudia) ‘turtle dove’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Duda family from?

What did your Duda ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

21%

Farmer

New worker

Miner

Maid

Machine operator

Housework

Housewife

What Duda family records will you find?

What is the average Duda lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Duda life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Duda in 1945 was 34, and 75 in 2004.

Duda Family History

Duda Surname Meaning

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