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Dufour
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English
Alternative forms
en du Four duFour DuFour Du Four du-Four Du-Four
Etymology
en fr Dufour, meaning "of the oven". See there for more.
Proper noun
s
en French.
Derived terms
en Dufour's gland
Translations
French: fr Dufour
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Dufour is the 7191st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4647 individuals. Dufour is most common among White (93.14%) individuals.
French
Alternative forms
fr du Four duFour DuFour Du Four du-Four Du-Four
Etymology
From fr du of the four oven, referring to the official who ran the Communal oven public oven, i.e., the public bakerSmith, E. C. (1956). Dictionary of American Family Names (1st ed.). Harper & Brothers, p. 57. (cf. fr Delfour, from Occitan). In France, the surname is most prevalent in the Nord department.
Proper noun
m
fr common Dufour
Derived terms
fr Dufour-Lapointe
Paronyms
fr Delfour Dufaur Dufort
Descendants
en Dufour
pt Dufour
es Dufour
zh 迪富爾 Dífùěr
References
Further reading
dufour
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :ubor fr:Dufour + 1
Proper noun
mfbysense
pt French
Spanish
Etymology
es :bor fr:Dufour + 1
Pronunciation
Dufur +
Proper noun
mfbysense
es French