How common is the surname Dupont?

10,339 people in the United States had the surname Dupont in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,862 Americans. It ranked 3,456th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dupont?

Margaret Osborne duPont, American tennis player (1918–2012), followed by John Eleuthère du Pont.

Where is the surname Dupont most common?

Wikidata records people named Dupont in the United States, Belgium and France.

Is the surname Dupont getting more or less common?

More common. 9,880 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,339 in 2010, up 4.6%.

Is Dupont also a first name?

Yes. Dupont is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Dupont

A French surname, carried by 10,339 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D153

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dupont is more common than 97.9% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Dupont, meaning "of the bridge".

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,339 people named Dupont in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,862 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,880.

#3,456

rank among US surnames

10,339

people in 2010

3.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,320)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,447	Burge	10,364	29,790
#3,448	Aldana	10,362	29,796
#3,449	Kozlowski	10,358	29,807
#3,450	Turk	10,354	29,819
#3,452	Tom	10,350	29,830
#3,453	Reichert	10,345	29,845
#3,454	Deguzman	10,341	29,856

Who is named Dupont

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

83% of people named Dupont identified as white (not Hispanic), 10.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 10.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Duponts

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Margaret Osborne duPont
American tennis player (1918–2012)
John Eleuthère du Pont
American heir to the Du Pont family fortune, ornithologist, conchologist, murderer (1938–2
Tiffany Dupont
American actress, born 1981
Timothy Dupont
Belgian cyclist, born 1987
Pete du Pont
American politician (1935–2021)
Léon Dupont
Belgian high jumper (1881-1956)
Alfred Victor du Pont
American chemist and industrialist (1798–1856)
Joseph Dupont
Belgian musician (1838-1899)
Auguste Dupont
Belgian pianist and composer (1827-1890)
Miss DuPont
American actress (1894-1973)
Laura duPont
American tennis player (1949-2002)
T. Coleman du Pont
American politician (1863-1930)

Notable Duponts come mostly from the United States (7), Belgium (4) and France (2).

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dupont come from?: Borrowed from French Dupont, meaning "of the bridge".
How common is the surname Dupont?: 10,339 people in the United States had the surname Dupont in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,862 Americans. It ranked 3,456th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dupont?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Dupont identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dupont?: Margaret Osborne duPont, American tennis player (1918–2012), followed by John Eleuthère du Pont.
Where is the surname Dupont most common?: Wikidata records people named Dupont in the United States, Belgium and France.
Is the surname Dupont getting more or less common?: More common. 9,880 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,339 in 2010, up 4.6%.
Is Dupont also a first name?: Yes. Dupont is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.