Dupont (surname)

Last updated April 13, 2025

Dupont, also spelled as DuPont, duPont, Du Pont, or du Pont is a French surname meaning "of the bridge", historically indicating that the holder of the surname resided near a bridge.^[1]As of 2008^[update], the name was the fourth most popular surname in Belgium,^[2] and as of 2018^[update], it was the 26th most popular in France.^[3]

People with the surname include:

Aimé Dupont (1841–1900), Belgian-born American photographer
Alfred I. du Pont (1864–1935), American industrialist, financier, philanthropist, cellist
André Dupont (born 1949), retired National Hockey League player
Antoine Dupont (born 1996), French professional rugby union player
Aurélie Dupont (born 1973), Paris Opera Ballet étoile
Bernadette Dupont (born 1936), French politician
Chantal duPont (1942–2019), Canadian multidisciplinary artist
Charles H. DuPont (1805–1877), Florida Supreme Court justice
Christian Dupont (born 1947), Belgian politician
Clifford Dupont (1905–1978), president of Rhodesia
Denise Dupont (born 1984), Danish curler
E. A. Dupont (1891–1956), German movie director
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771–1834), founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Gabriel Dupont (1878–1914), French composer
George Dupont (c. 1844 –1900), Thai soldier in American Civil War
Ghislaine Dupont (1956–2013), French journalist
Henry Dupont (1798–1873), French naturalist
Herbert L. DuPont (born 1938), American physician, medical school professor, and medical researcher
Hubert Dupont (born 1980), professional cyclist
Irénée du Pont (1876–1963), U.S. businessman, former president of DuPont
Jacques Dupont (director) (1921–2013), French film director
Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (1767–1855), French lawyer and statesman
John du Pont (1938–2010), philanthropist, convicted of murdering Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz
Leo Dupont (1797–1876), Venerable, Catholic religious figure
Léon Dupont (1881–1956), Belgian athlete
Leonard Dupont (1796–1828), French naturalist
Madeleine Dupont (born 1987), Danish curler
Margaret Osborne duPont (1918–2012), American tennis champion
Micki DuPont (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
Pete du Pont (1935–2021), American governor of Delaware
Pierre Dupont de l'Étang (1765–1840), general of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Pierre Dupont (1821–1870), French songwriter
Pierre S. du Pont (1870–1954), president of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and General Motors
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817), French writer, economist, government official
René Marie Albert Dupont (1929–2025), French Roman Catholic bishop in South Korea
Richard G. Dupont (1943–2016), American politician
Samuel Francis Du Pont (1803–1865), U.S. Navy admiral
Tiffany Dupont (born 1981), American actress
Zara DuPont (1869–1946), American suffragist

References

↑ Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary (1969), p. 320.
↑ Noms de famille les plus fréquents en 2008 – Belgique et Régions (Top 100) Archived 2013-07-26 at the Wayback Machine .
↑ "Les noms de famille les plus portés France" (in French). linternaute.com. Retrieved 29 December 2009.

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[1] Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary (1969), p. 320.

[2] Noms de famille les plus fréquents en 2008 – Belgique et Régions (Top 100) Archived 2013-07-26 at the Wayback Machine .

[3] "Les noms de famille les plus portés France" (in French). linternaute.com. Retrieved 29 December 2009.

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