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Dupre History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables World Ranking

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Dupre History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Dupre family

The surname Dupre was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France.

Antoine Dupre, born in 1643, son of Mathieu and Catherine, travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After he arrived in Quebec he married Marguerite Moutarchy, born in 1652, daughter of François and Claude, on 25th July 1672. They remained together in Quebec until Antoine's death at Château-Richer on 27th November 1686. 1

Early History of the Dupre family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dupre research. Another 28 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1463, 1507, 1511, 1520, 1524, 1535, 1576, 1640, 1742, 1748, 1755, 1795, 1806, 1811, 1825, 1828, 1835 and 1841 are included under the topic Early Dupre History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dupre Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dupre, Dupré, Duprat, Dupraz, Dupréel, Dupréelle, Dupréau, Duprès, Duprey, Dupray, Dupres and many more.

Early Notables of the Dupre family

Notable amongst the family was Antoine Duprat (1463-1535), a French Cardinal and politician, Chancellor of France; Guillaume Duprat, born in Issoire in 1507, who was Bishop of Clermont; Gabriel Dupréau was a theologian in 1511; Pardoux Duprat who was involved in law, was an academic and a great philosopher around 1520; Claude Duprat was bishop of Mende in 1524; Guillaume Dupré was a sculptor, medal-maker, and stone engraver who lived in Sissone around 1576; Marie Dupré...
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Dupre World Ranking

In the United States, the name Dupre is the 2,210^th most popular surname with an estimated 14,922 people with that name. 2 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Dupre is ranked the 965^th most popular surname. 3 And in France, the name Dupre is the 286^th popular surname with an estimated 13,814 people with that name. 4

Dupre migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dupre Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Josias DuPre, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1686 5
Anne Dupré married in America in 1690

Dupre Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jean Dupre, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 5
Jean DuPre, aged 13, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 5
Jean Dupre, aged 13, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 5
Jean DuPre, aged 15, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 5
Thomas Dupre, aged 14, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 5
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Dupre Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Dupre, who arrived in Mississippi in 1894 5
William Henry Dupre, who landed in Mississippi in 1894 5

Dupre migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dupre Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Nicolas Dupré married in 1656 in Quebec

Dupre Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Marie Dupré married in 1700 in Adhémar, Quebec

Contemporary Notables of the name Dupre (post 1700) +

Louis Karel Dupré (1925-2022), Belgian Catholic phenomenologist and religious philosopher, T. Lawrason Riggs Professor in Yale University's religious studies department from 1973 to 1998, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Jacques Dupré (1773-1846), American politician, Louisiana State Representative, State Senator and the eighth Governor of Louisiana
Lucius Jacques Dupré (1822-1869), American politician, Delegate to Louisiana secession convention, 1861; Representative from Louisiana in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65 6
Kay Dupre, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944 6
Jacques Dupre (1773-1846), American politician, Member of Louisiana State House of Representatives; Member of Louisiana State Senate; Governor of Louisiana, 1830-31 6
Henry Garland Dupré (1873-1924), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Louisiana State House of Representatives, 1900-10; Speaker of the Louisiana State House of Representatives, 1908-10 6
Ernest E. Dupre, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1928 (alternate), 1944, 1948 6
Guy Dupré (1928-2018), French writer and publisher
Augustin Dupré (1748-1833), French engraver of currency and medals, the 14th Graveur général des monnaies (Engraver General of Currency)
Julien Dupré (1851-1910), French painter
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Citations +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html