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The Dub surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 304 people carried this name — #65,244 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (304).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Dub surname

From dub (“oak”). First attested in 1367.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Dub» (Czech), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Poland’s population register

463 people named Dub have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 842 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Silesian 181
Lower Silesian 65
Lubusz 39
Warmian-Masurian 33
West Pomeranian 31
Subcarpathian 29
Lublin 27
Pomeranian 17

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 70 people named Dub.

4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 4
Bas-Rhin 22
Moselle 17
Meurthe-et-Moselle 7
Marne 4
Nièvre 3
Yonne 2
Oise 2
Meuse 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 39 people named Dub live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 26
City of Buenos Aires 13

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Dub,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Gerhard Dub d. 1942
  • Ludwig Dub d. 1613
  • Hans Dub 1575–1613
  • Christoph Dub 1764–1833
  • Adolf Dub 1811–1894
  • Antonie Dub 1830–1913

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Dub is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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