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Early Origins of the Depaul family

The surname Depaul was first found in Guyenne.

Early History of the Depaul family

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Depaul Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dupaul, Dupau, DuPaul, DuPau and others.

Early Notables of the Depaul family

Notable amongst the name was Anne-Pierre-Francois-Auguste Dupau, who was a Baron and general. Son of Pierre-Charles-Germain and Charlotte-Emmanuelle Dabadie-Faulon, he was born in 1783 in Carbonne (Haute-Garonne). In 1802 he entered the Polytechnic School and continued studying later in the northern town of Metz. In 1805 he received his degree and served in the Grand Army in the Suchet division. In 1806 he became Lieutenant of Sapeurs, and was promoted again the following year. He...
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Depaul Ranking

In the United States, the name Depaul is the 14,933rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Depaul migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Depaul Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Domenico DePaul, aged 23, who landed in America from Palermo, in 1905
  • Ignatio DePaul, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from Palermo, in 1905
  • F. DePaul, aged 40, who settled in America, in 1920
  • Giuseppe Depaul, aged 17, who landed in America from Campitello, Trento, in 1922
  • Vittoria DePaul, aged 26, who settled in America, in 1922

Contemporary Notables of the name Depaul (post 1700) +

  • Tony DePaul, American comic book writer of the adventure comic strip The Phantom
  • Katherine Lynn DePaul (b. 1972), American talent manager
  • Lyndsay DePaul (b. 1988), American four-time silver medalist butterfly and Individual medley swimmer
  • Andy "Kid" DePaul (b. 1928), American professional boxer and referee, inductee into National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame (1986)
  • Bobby DePaul (b. 1963), American former Director of Pro Personnel for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League
  • Steven DePaul, American Emmy Award winning American television director and producer
  • Vincent dePaul Draddy, who served The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame for 33 years, eponym of the Draddy Trophy
  • Vincent DePaul Rairigh (1908-1982), American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 2nd District, 1948 2


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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