The Dupree surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,794 people carried this name — #2,161 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,600 people counted. That is up 7% from 15,647 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

27 families named Dupree, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 143 people lived in those households, 5.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 12
Virginia 10
South Carolina 4
Massachusetts 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 238 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Dupree in American newspapers,
1906–1911.

Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Dupree
The Topeka State Journal 1911-03-25
Newspaper page from The Bridgeport Evening Farmer carrying the name Dupree
The Bridgeport Evening Farmer 1910-01-24
Newspaper page from Jamestown Weekly Alert carrying the name Dupree
Jamestown Weekly Alert 1906-10-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 27,835 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Dupree in Australian newspapers,
1840s–2000s.

1,442 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dupree. The most, 601, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 733
South Australia 359
New South Wales 190
Queensland 91
Tasmania 26
Western Australia 24
ACT (Canberra) 15

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dupree.

Who carried it

People named Dupree,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Minnie Dupree
    Minnie Dupree 1873–1947 · actor
  • William H. Dupree 1838–1934 · musician
  • James William Dupree 1842–1906 · surgeon
  • Cornelius John Waugh Dupree 1848–
  • Fannie Estilette Dupre 1882–1957
  • Gilbert Louis Dupre 1888–1913

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Dupree,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States870 records

870 records of the Dupree name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 461
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 229
  • Other U.S. records 180
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Wilbert Shelby Dupree

    Born 1951; from Jamaica, New York. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1971 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam. Buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charles T. Dupree

    Born 1909 in Missouri. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks; laboratory technician from St Louis City. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Springfield National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Cornelia Dupree

    Arrived at New York in 1895 aboard the Maasdam from Boulogne and Rotterdam, aged 30; shop assistant. From Holland, the Netherlands.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 870 records for Dupree in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands1,853 records

1,853 records of the Dupree name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1,005
  • Dutch population registers 496
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 352
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Tjaaktje Johanna du Pree

    Married in 1941 in Groningen; domestic servant. Died 1969 in Groningen, aged 48.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Weert Albers Penning Dupree

    Married in 1856 in Vlagtwedde; painter. Died 1899 in Rotterdam, aged 75.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Sara Elisabeth du Pree

    Married in 1861 in Haarlem; domestic servant. Died 1918 in Haarlem, aged 80.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,853 records for Dupree in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia29 records

29 records of the Dupree name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 20
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Other Australian records 4
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Abraham Dupree

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Mary Anne, arriving 1835; certificate of freedom 1842.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Henry N. Dupree

    Laborer of Freshwater Creek, Victoria; died 1952.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Dupree

    Sailed from Victoria in 1879 aboard the Ringarooma I, bound for New Zealand, aged 24.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 29 records for Dupree in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom17 records

17 records of the Dupree name in the United Kingdom
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 16
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jane Dupree

    Buried in 1806 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 18.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. T. Dupree

    Royal Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Noah Dupree

    Buried in 1806 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 46.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 17 records for Dupree in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Germany16 records

16 records of the Dupree name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Jean Düpree

    Born 1894; from Leer, Aurich. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 4 December 1918 (Field Artillery Regiment No. 67).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Peter Düprée

    From Wesel. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 26 July 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 60).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Harm Duprée

    From Ronichum, Emden. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 23 February 1915 (Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 76).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Dupree in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Dupree name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 6
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Other Canadian records 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Dupree

    Came to Ontario in 1870 aboard the Peruvian, landing at Portland, bound for Hamilton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alan Howard Dupree

    Died 1981; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Benjamin Dupree

    Died 1941 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Dupree in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Dupree name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Thomas William Dupree

    Born 1913 in Great Britain; died 1995 in Grasse (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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