Dutka Coat of Arms, Crest and Name Facts

Seen on a gravestone or a census line, Dutka usually leads back to Dudka. Read literally, Dutka points to “Hoopoe (bird)”. Dutka writes “t” in place of the “d” found in Dudka, a typical scribal difference. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Dutka ranked 34,223 in the 2010 US Census, with 663 people answering to the name.

There is no single Dutka family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Dutka report, with a museum-style coat of arms.