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The Dupre surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,131 people carried this name — #4,372 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 36,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 8,072 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Dupre surname

From French du Pré literally ‘of the meadow/pasture’

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Dupre» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 7,585 people named Dupre.

125 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 98 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 125
Paris 719
Seine-Maritime 457
Loiret 367
Yvelines 336
Ardèche 259
Yonne 222
Loire 219
Rhône 210

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 227 people named Dupre live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 129
Río Negro 55
San Luis 18
City of Buenos Aires 13
La Pampa 12

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

211 people named Dupre live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Fribourg.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Fribourg 84
Vaud 44
Geneva 27
Jura 20
Bern 10
Neuchâtel 7
Valais 7
Aargau 6

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 85 people named Dupre 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 East Flanders.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

East Flanders 70
Antwerp 9
Hainaut 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Dupre in American newspapers,
1887–1897.

Newspaper page from Vermont Phœnix carrying the name Dupre
Vermont Phœnix 1897-09-24
Newspaper page from Luxemburger Gazette carrying the name Dupre
Luxemburger Gazette 1887-01-04
Newspaper page from Luxemburger Gazette carrying the name Dupre
Luxemburger Gazette 1887-04-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 47,982 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Dupre,
with a public archive behind them.

  • L. G. Dupre
    L. G. Dupre 1932–2001 · American football player
  • Ingrid Jeannette Dupre Narvaez d. 1986 · housewife
  • Gilbert Dupre 1858–1946 · lawyer
  • P. V. Dupre 1896–2000 · badminton player
  • Percy Dupre 1900–2000 · badminton player
  • Charlie Dupre 1933– · American football player

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Dupre.

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