Duss surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Duss surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 195 people carried this name — #93,921 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 191 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,541 people named Duss live in Switzerland.

They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Lucerne.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Lucerne 841
Zurich 132
Aargau 100
Bern 67
Zug 56
Schwyz 50
Nidwalden 44
Solothurn 37

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 79 people named Duss.

4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Haut-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
Haut-Rhin 56
Rhône 4
Bas-Rhin 3
Hauts-de-Seine 3
Meurthe-et-Moselle 2
Loire 2
Paris 2
Hérault 1

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

Who carried it

People named Duss,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Samuel Duss
    John Samuel Duss 1860–1951 · composer
  • Antoine Duss 1840–1924 · botanical collector
  • Friedrich Duss 1895–1972 · businessperson
  • Josef Duss 1900–1977 · politician
  • Roland Duss 1901–1977 · sculptor
  • Maria Pia Duss 1908–1999

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

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