How common is the surname Dufresne?

4,611 people in the United States had the surname Dufresne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 66,958 Americans. It ranked 7,236th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Dufresne getting more or less common?

More common. 4,419 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,611 in 2010, up 4.3%.

The surname Dufresne

A surname, carried by 4,611 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D162

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dufresne is more common than 95.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,611 people named Dufresne in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 66,958 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,419.

#7,236

rank among US surnames

4,611

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,994)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,232	Gordillo	4,616	66,886
#7,234	Bybee	4,614	66,915
#7,235	Gast	4,612	66,944
#7,236	Dufresne	4,611	66,958

Who is named Dufresne

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Dufresne identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Dufresne?: 4,611 people in the United States had the surname Dufresne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 66,958 Americans. It ranked 7,236th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dufresne?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Dufresne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Dufresne getting more or less common?: More common. 4,419 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,611 in 2010, up 4.3%.