The Dubois surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 23,366 people carried this name — #1,539 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 12,600 people counted. That is up 4% from 22,455 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Dubois surname
A habitational surname, equivalent to English Woods.
From du (“of the”) + bois (“wood”), referring to a dweller in or near a small wood.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Dubois» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 46,441 people named Dubois.
752 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 106 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 11,733 people named Dubois live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
2,004 people named Dubois live in Switzerland.
They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 955 people named Dubois 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
81 people named Dubois have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 130 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
175 people named Dubois are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Dubois in American newspapers,
1868–1936.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 216,710 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Dubois,
with a public archive behind them.
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Guillaume Cretin 1460–1525 · writer -
Jacques Dubois 1478–1555 · physician -
Philippe Goibaut 1626–1694 · translator -
Guillaume Dubois 1656–1723 · archbishop -
Edmond Louis Alexis Dubois-Crancé 1747–1814 · military personnel
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 167 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Dubois.
- Dubey 1,818 · U.S. census
- Dubie 465 · U.S. census
- Dubiel 1,544 · U.S. census
- Dubin 2,731 · U.S. census
- Duble 238 · U.S. census
- Dublin 2,011 · U.S. census
- Dubon 3,223 · U.S. census
- Dubord 698 · U.S. census
- Dubos 300 · U.S. census
- Dubray 963 · U.S. census
- Dubre 100 · U.S. census
- Dubreuil 979 · U.S. census
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