Dupont

Du Pont DuPont English Alternative forms en DuPont Etymology Borrowed from en fr Dupont, meaning "of the bridge". Pronunciation en Proper noun ~ s en French. en male surnames. en number of places c/USA: en unincorporated community co/Adams County s/Colorado, named after the DuPont company. en town twp:Suf/Lancaster co/Jefferson County s/Indiana, named after the Du Pont family. en unincorporated community co/Pointe Coupee Parish s/Louisiana, named, for want of a name, after a box of Dupont shotgun shells. en village co/Putnam County Ohio, named after Samuel Francis Du Pont. en borough in co/Luzerne County s/Pennsylvania, named after the Dupont Explosives company. en rural community within CDP/Seymour co/Sevier County s/Tennessee, said to be derived from en dew point. en town co/Waupaca County s/Wisconsin. Derived terms en Dupont Circle Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Dupont is the 3,456th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10,339 individuals. Dupont is most common among White (82.98%) individuals. Further reading dupont French Etymology From fr du of the pont bridge, referring to one who lived near a bridge.Smith, E. C. (1956). Dictionary of American Family Names (1st ed.). Harper & Brothers, p. 58. Most prevalent in the French departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-rue Pierre-Dupont.wav rue Pierre Dupont fr dupons Dupond Du Pont Proper noun mfbysense fr common, generic French Derived terms fr Dupont de Ligonnès Jean Dupont References Further reading dupont Portuguese Etymology pt :ubor fr:Dupont + 1 Proper noun mfbysense pt French