Du Pont Surname

297,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Swaziland
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Du Pont Surname Definition:

(French) Of the Bridge [Latin pont-em, acc. of pons, a bridge]

Du Pont Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Swaziland6321:2,054206
South Africa4311:125,70214,797
United States2001:1,812,295118,682
Netherlands1471:114,87918,247
Belgium761:151,27221,156
France551:1,207,686126,065
Mexico421:2,955,38622,751
Trinidad and Tobago291:47,0344,189
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines101:11,266808
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
England81:6,964,757184,742
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Jersey11:51,8823,898

Du Pont (27) may also be a first name.

Du Pont Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Of the Bridge [Latin pont-em, acc. of pons, a bridge]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French), of the Bridge. (variant: de la Puente.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Du Pont Last Name Facts

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

Du Pont has its highest incidence in Swaziland. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Du Pont? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 297,484th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,688,951 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Du Pont live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Du Pont is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread forename internationally It is held by 27 people.

This last name is most frequent in Swaziland, where it is borne by 632 people, or 1 in 2,054. Other than Swaziland it exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Du Pont Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Du Pont has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Du Pont surname expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Du Pont Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Du Pont earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 252.89% more than the national average, earning S/. 68,407 per year; in South Africa they earn 3.97% less than the national average, earning R 228,192 per year; in United States they earn 33.68% more than the national average, earning $57,680 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.61% more than the national average, earning $67,870 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Du Ponte933/
Du Point933/
Du Pondt931/
Du Pon92226/
Du-Pont86677/
Du Pond8652/
Du Pong860/
Du-Point801/
Du Pan779/
Du-Pond714/
Du Phan711/
Du Pang710/
Du Phang671/
Du Pham573/

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