Defoor Surname

179,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Defoor Surname User-submission:

Dufoor was originally Dufour, but was changed somewhere around the late 19th century or the early 20th century. There are two stories about how this name changed. One story says that a noble Frenchman called Count Dufour committed a horrible crime.

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Defoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9041:190,36718,874
Belgium2961:38,8406,363
France1211:548,94874,759
Canada501:736,91258,785
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Defoor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dufoor was originally Dufour, but was changed somewhere around the late 19th century or the early 20th century. There are two stories about how this name changed. One story says that a noble Frenchman called Count Dufour committed a horrible crime. He was banned from France and was forced to change his name so it wouldn't sound French and more Dutch or Flemish. The other story claims that the Dutch and/or Flemish didn't know the name Dufour and therefore wrote down Dufoor on the registration papers when a family with the name Dufour came to live in Belgium.

- bjorndufoor

Defoor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Defoor Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Defoor is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Defoor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 179,597th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,068,440 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Defoor are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,904 people, or 1 in 190,367. In The United States it is mostly found in: Georgia, where 38 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Alabama, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 12 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Defoor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Defoor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Defoor surname grew 2,682 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Defoor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Defoor last name are 25.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.02% being registered with the party.

The amount Defoor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.02% less than the national average, earning $40,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.55% less than the national average, earning $38,976 CAD per year.

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Deffoor922/
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Deforre771/
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Defar738,316/
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Dafor7315/
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Defoirdt71155/
D'Deford711/
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Defurr677/
Dyford674/
Dayfor673/
Defure673/
Diford671/
Dhafor671/
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