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Where did the French Dufour family come from? What is the French Dufour family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dufour family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dufour family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Dufour, du Four, Dufourg, Dufourc, Dufoure, Dufur, Duffour, Duffourg, Duffur, Duffoure, Dufoure, Dufaure, du Faure, DuFaur, Duffaur, Duffare, Duffure and many more.

First found in Allassac in Limousin where the family held a family seat before the 12th century with lands and estates.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dufour research. Another 1027 words(73 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1324, 1340, 1400, 1404, 1438, 1448, 1460, 1492, 1514, 1552, 1570, and 1693 are included under the topic Early Dufour History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 59 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dufour Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dufour Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Theodore Dufour who settled in Virginia in 1621 with his wife and 2 children

Dufour Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Mr. Dufour, who landed in Louisiana in 1718
  • Bernard Dufour, aged 31, landed in Louisiana in 1720

Dufour Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Jean-Jacques Dufour, who landed in Indiana in 1800
  • H. L. Dufour aged 27, who settled in New Orleans in 1820
  • J. P. Dufour aged 55, who settled in New Orleans in 1821
  • H Larrche Dufour aged 27, who settled in New Orleans in 1823
  • Germain Dufour, aged 41, arrived in Missouri in 1843


Dufour Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Dufour, aged 30, who arrived at Ellis Island from Anglet, France, in 1909
  • Adolphe Dufour, aged 21, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1911
  • Adrienne Dufour, aged 28, who arrived at Ellis Island from Arunale, France, in 1915
  • Alexandre Dufour, aged 18, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1919
  • Albert Dufour, aged 28, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1922

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  • Val Dufour (1927-2000), American television actor
  • Brigadier-General Jean-Baptiste-Franois-Paul Dufour (1868-1940), French General Officer Commanding Fortress Corps (1940)
  • F Philip Dufour, University Administrator, Old Town, Minnesota
  • Raymond Albert Dufour, Business Executive, Poolesville, Maryland
  • Guillaume-Henri Dufour (1787-1875), Swiss general and topographer. He served under Napoleon I
  • Joseph Dufour (1744-1829), farmer and political figure in Lower Canada


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  1. Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
  2. Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
  3. Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore. Print.
  4. D'Hozier Charles. Armorial Général de France. Paris: Dillon, 1875. Print.
  5. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  6. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  7. De Ville, Winston. Gulf Coast Colonials, A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield, 1999. Print.
  8. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
  9. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  10. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
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The Dufour Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dufour Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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