How common is the surname Dupree?

16,794 people in the United States had the surname Dupree in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,384 Americans. It ranked 2,161st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dupree?

Nancy Dupree, American archaeologist (1927–2017), followed by Candice Dupree.

Where is the surname Dupree most common?

Wikidata records people named Dupree in the United States.

Is the surname Dupree getting more or less common?

More common. 15,647 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,794 in 2010, up 7.3%.

The surname Dupree

A French surname, carried by 16,794 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). Dupree is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

French origin

A surname from French.

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 16,794 people named Dupree in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,384 Americans. That is up 7.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,647.

#2,161

rank among US surnames

16,794

people in 2010

5.7

per 100,000 Americans

+7.3%

change since 2000 (was #2,126)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,152	Schwab	16,870	18,301
#2,153	Gauthier	16,852	18,321
#2,154	Haskins	16,842	18,332
#2,155	Stovall	16,827	18,348
#2,156	Rooney	16,823	18,353
#2,157	Coe	16,819	18,357
#2,158	Corral	16,808	18,369

Who is named Dupree

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

50% of people named Dupree identified as white (not Hispanic), 44% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 50%
Black (not Hispanic) 44%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Duprees

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nancy Dupree
American archaeologist (1927–2017)
Candice Dupree
American basketball player (born 1984)
Ronald Dupree
American basketball player (born 1981)
Donald Dupree
Bobsledder (1919–1993)
William Dupree
Bobsledder, 1909–1955
Monique Dupree
American actress, born 1974
Minnie Dupree
American actress (1873-1947)
Bud Dupree
American football player (born 1993)
Robbie Dupree
American musician, born 1946

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dupree

Dupree 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 Dupree come from?: Dupree is French in origin.
How common is the surname Dupree?: 16,794 people in the United States had the surname Dupree in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,384 Americans. It ranked 2,161st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dupree?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Dupree identified as white (not Hispanic), and 44% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dupree?: Nancy Dupree, American archaeologist (1927–2017), followed by Candice Dupree.
Where is the surname Dupree most common?: Wikidata records people named Dupree in the United States.
Is the surname Dupree getting more or less common?: More common. 15,647 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,794 in 2010, up 7.3%.