Duprey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Duprey family

The surname Duprey 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 Duprey family

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

Duprey 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 Duprey 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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Duprey Ranking

In the United States, the name Duprey is the 6,820^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2

Duprey migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Duprey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

E C Duprey, who arrived in San Francisco,,California in 1851 3

Duprey Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Leon Duprey, aged 27, who landed in America from Vernon, in 1900
Agnes de Jesus Duprey, aged 60, who settled in America from Bordeaux, France, in 1908
Marthe Duprey, aged 25, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1909
Stephen Duprey, aged 58, who settled in America, in 1911
Florence Duprey, aged 27, who settled in America from London, England, in 1916
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Duprey migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Duprey Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Jeremiah Duprey worked in Quebec in 1883

Duprey Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Constance Duprey, aged 13, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1917
Florence Duprey, aged 52, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1917
Frederick Duprey, aged 60, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1917
Hilary Duprey, aged 15, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1917

Contemporary Notables of the name Duprey (post 1700) +

Alexis Duprey, American beauty queen and model, Miss New Mexico USA 2015
Janet Duprey (b. 1945), American politician, Republican member of the New York State Assembly (2007-)
Brian Duprey (b. 1967), American politician, former Maine State Representative from Hampden
Ana Roque de Duprey (1853-1933), known as "Flor del Valle", American educator, suffragist and one of the founders of the University of Puerto Rico
Susan Duprey, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 2004 4
Stephen Duprey, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 2000; Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 2008 4
Nora O. Duprey, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1936 4
Nestor Duprey, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004 4
Benjamin F. Duprey, American politician, Postmaster at Evansville, Indiana, 1845-49 4
Jean-Pierre Duprey (1930-1959), French poet and sculptor
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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/
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