How common is the surname Dupre?

8,131 people in the United States had the surname Dupre in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,971 Americans. It ranked 4,372nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dupre?

Jacqueline du Pré, British cellist (1945–1987), followed by Jacques Dupré.

Where is the surname Dupre most common?

Wikidata records people named Dupre in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Dupre getting more or less common?

More common. 8,072 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,131 in 2010, up 0.7%.

The surname Dupre

A French surname, carried by 8,131 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dupre is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French du Pré literally ‘of the meadow/pasture’

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 8,131 people named Dupre in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,971 Americans. That is up 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,072.

#4,372

rank among US surnames

8,131

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+0.7%

change since 2000 (was #4,045)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,363	Stinnett	8,142	37,920
#4,364	Ferrari	8,141	37,925
#4,365	Schoen	8,140	37,929
#4,366	Armour	8,139	37,934
#4,367	Moen	8,138	37,939
#4,368	Chaves	8,137	37,943
#4,371	Velarde	8,135	37,953

Who is named Dupre

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

86% of people named Dupre identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dupres

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jacqueline du Pré
British cellist (1945–1987)
Jacques Dupré
8th Governor of Louisiana (1773-1846)
Ashley Alexandra Dupré
American call-girl, singer and columnist, born 1985

Notable Dupres come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dupre

Dupre has the Soundex code D160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D160.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dupre come from?: From French du Pré literally ‘of the meadow/pasture’
How common is the surname Dupre?: 8,131 people in the United States had the surname Dupre in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,971 Americans. It ranked 4,372nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dupre?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Dupre identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dupre?: Jacqueline du Pré, British cellist (1945–1987), followed by Jacques Dupré.
Where is the surname Dupre most common?: Wikidata records people named Dupre in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Dupre getting more or less common?: More common. 8,072 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,131 in 2010, up 0.7%.