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Early Origins of the Duprat family

The surname Duprat 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 Duprat family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Duprat 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 Duprat History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Duprat 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 Duprat 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
  • Pardoux Duprat who was involved in law, was an academic and a great philosopher around 1520
  • Claude Duprat was bishop of Mende in 1524

Duprat Ranking

In France, the name Duprat is the 673rd most popular surname with an estimated 7,085 people with that name. 2


United States Duprat migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Duprat Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Jean-Robert Duprat married in America in 1675
  • Gabriel Duprat married in America in 1686
Duprat Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Elisabeth Duprat married in America in 1729

Contemporary Notables of the name Duprat (post 1700) +

  • Jean Duprat (1936-2018), French politician
  • Jean Étienne Benoît Duprat, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
  • Hyacinthe Roger Duprat, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
  • Pascal Pierre Duprat (1815-1885), French journalist and politician
  • Rogério Duprat (1932-2006), Brazilian composer and musician
  • Pierre Duprat, architect and town planner in Paris
  • Marquis Duprat of Limousin,


  1. Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 25) Jean Duprat. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  4. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 25) Hyacinthe Duprat. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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