as a Last Name
- 500
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Dux
Meaning & Origins
German: 1. topographic name denoting someone from Dux in Bohemia. 2. Latinized form of German Herzog ‘duke’, hence probably a metonymic occupational name for someone in the employ of a duke or a nickname for the illegitimate son of a duke. 3. (Düx): from a reduced form of the medieval personal name Benedictus (see Benedict).
| 40,013th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 500
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Nebraska
- has the most people named Dux per capita
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
Top Twitterers with this name
Claim your spot as the most influential Dux!
Tweet #wpnames to get on this list.
