Duss
surname · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Duss is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Switzerland than in any other country. Recorded meaning: To leave; to scram.
- USUnited States1 in 1.7M(measured from records)
- CHSwitzerland1 in 5.4K
- FRFrance≈1 in 269K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Duss itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Switzerland (measured from records)
- Sources
- 129 (measured from records)
- 1 in 5.4K (inferred from the name graph)
1,557 people, 2024
Highest-authority source
Switzerland
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
To leave; to scram.
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Where in the world(measured from records)
Duss counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH Switzerland | #518 | 1,557 | 1 in 5.4K | 1.6K | Duss | 43 |
| FR France | — | ≈250 est. | ≈1 in 269K | 21 | Duss | 89 |
| DE Germany | — | ≈210 est. | ≈1 in 385K | — | Duss | 39 |
| US United States | — | 195 | 1 in 1.7M | 195 | Duss | 129 |
| IT Italy | — | ≈48 est. | ≈1 in 1.3M | — | Duss | 3 |
| NL Netherlands | — | ≈27 est. | ≈1 in 647K | — | Duss | 7 |
| AT Austria | — | ≈23 est. | ≈1 in 377K | — | Duss | 8 |
1,557 people counted by BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames), 2024. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020; BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames); INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Antoine Dussb. 1840FRSwiss botanist (1840-1924)
- John Samuel Dussb. 1860USAmerican cornetist, bandmaster, and composer (1860–1951)
- Josef Dussb. 1900CHSwiss politician (1900-1977)
- Roland Dussb. 1901CHSwiss sculptor
- Maria Pia Dussb. 1908CH(1908-1999)
- Matthew Dussb. 1972USforeign policy analyst
- Maurice Dussb. 2011CHSwiss gymnast
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 12 sources across 6 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 1.6K | #666 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 195 | #99,304 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 195 | #93,921 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 191 | #89,895 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 24 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 23 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 21 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 20 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 18 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 18 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 15 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1901 | 14 | — |
Reference works 2
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Duss mean, and where does it come from?
- To leave; to scram. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- In which country does Duss have the most bearers?
- In Switzerland, the national register counted about 1.6 thousand people named Duss, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled duss.
- Where is Duss most common?
- Duss is densest in Switzerland, where the national register counts about 1 in 5.4 thousand people carrying it.
- How common is the name Duss?
- In Switzerland, the national register counted 1,557 people named Duss in 2024, about 1 in 5.4 thousand residents.
- How common is Duss compared with other names?
- In Switzerland, Duss is the 518th most common surname of 127,759 surnames recorded there.
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Query this name via API
curl https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/dussThe same payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. Rate-limited for casual use; a free API key gives 1,000 requests a day, and bulk access is licensed separately.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Duss” — the 518th most common surname in Switzerland. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.