How common is the surname Dupuy?

3,548 people in the United States had the surname Dupuy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,020 Americans. It ranked 9,192nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dupuy?

Trevor N. Dupuy, American military historian (1916–1995).

Where is the surname Dupuy most common?

Wikidata records people named Dupuy in the United States.

Is the surname Dupuy getting more or less common?

More common. 3,404 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,548 in 2010, up 4.2%.

The surname Dupuy

A French surname, carried by 3,548 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dupuy is more common than 94.3% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Dupuy.

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 3,548 people named Dupuy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 87,020 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,404.

#9,192

rank among US surnames

3,548

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #8,850)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,184	Liberty	3,552	86,922
#9,186	Scalise	3,551	86,946
#9,190	Fetzer	3,550	86,971
#9,192	Jimerson	3,548	87,020
#9,195	Samano	3,547	87,044
#9,199	Schumaker	3,545	87,093

Who is named Dupuy

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

81% of people named Dupuy identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.9%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dupuys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Trevor N. Dupuy
American military historian (1916–1995)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dupuy

Dupuy has the Soundex code D100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D100.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dupuy come from?: Borrowed from French Dupuy.
How common is the surname Dupuy?: 3,548 people in the United States had the surname Dupuy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,020 Americans. It ranked 9,192nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dupuy?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Dupuy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dupuy?: Trevor N. Dupuy, American military historian (1916–1995).
Where is the surname Dupuy most common?: Wikidata records people named Dupuy in the United States.
Is the surname Dupuy getting more or less common?: More common. 3,404 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,548 in 2010, up 4.2%.