The Daub surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,017 people carried this name — #14,734 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 147,100 people counted. That is up 5% from 1,916 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 82 people named Daub.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
20 people named Daub live in Switzerland.
They live in 2 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Daub in American newspapers,
1897–1904.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 92,331 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Daub,
with a public archive behind them.
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Karl Daub 1765–1836 · university teacher -
Emil Daub 1863–
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Hermann Daub 1869–1927 · engineer
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Ewald Daub 1889–1946 · cinematographer
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Richard Daub 1895–1972 · teacher
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Philipp Daub 1896–1976 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Daub.
When the index is not enough
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