The Dufer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 115 people carried this name — #144,141 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 11% from 129 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 86 people named Dufer.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 24 people named Dufer live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Dufer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Grégory Dufer 1981– · association football player -
François Dufer 1793–1871 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Dufer.
- Dudoit 427 · U.S. census
- Dudziak 468 · U.S. census
- Dudzinski 910 · U.S. census
- Due 1,509 · U.S. census
- Duet 1,413 · U.S. census
- Duez 162 · U.S. census
- Duffey 6,251 · U.S. census
- Duffner 498 · U.S. census
- Duffy 38,835 · U.S. census
- Duflo 143 · U.S. census
- Dufort 650 · U.S. census
- Dufour 4,647 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Dufer is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.