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

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Motto Citations

Dupuis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Dupuis family

The surname Dupuis was first found in Languedoc where they anciently held lands and estates.

Raymond du Puy went in the Crusades to Jerusalem where he was the Grand Master de Saint-Jean in 1120, and it was from Hugues Puy who lived in 1200 that the many diverse lines of the family started including that of Du Puy of Rochefort. Déodat de Podio was a Knight's apprentice in 1359, Martial Dupuy was the Lord of Roquette, and was connected with de Montmorency when he acquired the fiefs of Sébastien Endrien in 1514, and a Dupuy was the secretary to the King in 1737.

Guillaume II Du Puy was the Lord of Lalogarde, Saint Paul and Magrin, and maintained the family patent letters and heraldic cap of nobility for the family and future generations in 1669. François Du Puy, Lord of Saint Armand, Knight of Malta, was a captain of Grenadiers of the regiment of Lorraine, and commander of the royal troops in India for which he was rewarded as a Knight of Saint-Louis in 1716.

Paul Dupuis, son of Simon and Suzanne (neé Brusquet), was Lord of Ile-aux-Oies, ensign in a company, and officer in the Regiment of Carignan. He married Jeanne Couillard in Quebec on 22nd October 1668. He later became Lieutenant-General of the Quebec Police and remained in this position until his death on 21st December 1713. 1

Early History of the Dupuis family

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Dupuis Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dupuis, Dupuits, Dupuit Dupuy, du Puy, Dupuy, Du Peu, dePeu, DuPeux, LePeu, Dupè, Pouey, Poueigh, Pouy, Dupouy, Poy, Puig, Delpuy, Pouet, LePuy, LePuis, DePuis, DePuy, Le Pouey, DuPouy, LePeux, Dupée and many more.

Early Notables of the Dupuis family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

Martial Dupuy-Montbrun, Baron of Saint-Paul, Marquis de Montesquieu; Pierre Dupuis (Dupuys) (1610-1682), a French painter; Jean Puget de la Serre (1594-1665), a French author and dramatist; and Pierre...
Thomas Sanders Dupuis was born in England of French parents in 1733. He received his early musical education as a chorister of the Chapel Royal under Bernard Gates, and subsequently became a pupil of...

Dupuis World Ranking

In the United States, the name Dupuis is the 3,197^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 2 However, in Canada, the name Dupuis is ranked the 149^th most popular surname with an estimated 22,654 people with that name. 3 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Dupuis is the 77^th popular surname. 4 France ranks Dupuis as 100^th with 29,073 people. 5

Dupuis migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dupuis Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Nicholaus Dupuis, who landed in New York in 1664 6

Dupuis Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Michel Dupuis, who arrived in South Carolina in 1755 6
Jean Dupuis, who arrived in South Carolina in 1755 6
Jean Baptiste Dupuis, who arrived in Annapolis, Maryland in 1763 6
Jean Baptiste Dupuis, who arrived in Connecticut in 1763 6
Joseph Dupuis, who arrived in Annapolis, Maryland in 1763 6
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Dupuis Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francis Dupuis, who landed in Ohio in 1812 6
Francois Dupuis, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1822 6
Noah Dupuis, who landed in Arkansas in 1892 6

Dupuis migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dupuis Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Mr. Jean Dupuis, French labourer travelling to Canada to work for François Peron, arriving on 7th July 1655 7

Dupuis Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Francois Dupuis, who arrived in Quebec in 1764
Jean Dupuis, who landed in Quebec in 1764
Jermain Dupuis, who landed in Quebec in 1764
Michelle Dupuis, who landed in Quebec in 1764
Ollivier Dupuis, who landed in Quebec in 1764
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Contemporary Notables of the name Dupuis (post 1700) +

Robert Dupuis (b. 1947), American pop singer
Victor L. Dupuis, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1944 (alternate), 1948 8
Sylvio Dupuis, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1980 8
Patrick H. Dupuis, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952 8
Kit Dupuis, American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1992 8
George Dupuis, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1960 8
Yvon Dupuis PC (1926-2017), Canadian politician, Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saint-Jean-Iberville-Napierville (1958-1965)
Albert Dupuis (1877-1967), Belgian composer
Jacques P Dupuis (b. 1948), Canadian politician, member of National Assembly of Quebec (1998-)

The Dupuis Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Vicit Leo e tribu Juda
Motto Translation: The lion and the Tribe of Juda have conquered

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/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"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)
Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html