Dufresne Surname

24,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Dufresne Surname User-submission:

A French surname, meaning 'ash tree'.

Dufresne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada9,1971:4,006538
United States6,4561:56,1436,695
France4,9091:13,5311,363
Haiti7921:13,4901,307
Switzerland1781:46,1406,288
Denmark491:115,19810,655
Belgium411:280,40633,354
England331:1,688,42669,999
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Seychelles291:3,186566
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Singapore131:423,66918,211
China121:113,943,4645,994
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1921:261,55621,457

Dufresne (92) may also be a first name.

Dufresne Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A French surname, meaning 'ash tree'.

- ddufresne

Dufresne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dufresne is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dufresne? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 24,661st most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 332,765 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Dufresne are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dufresne is also the 992,070th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 92 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 9,197 people, or 1 in 4,006. In Canada Dufresne is most numerous in: Quebec, where 82 percent live, Ontario, where 11 percent live and Alberta, where 3 percent live. Aside from Canada this surname occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and France, where 22 percent live.

Dufresne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dufresne has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dufresne last name rose 3,363 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 825 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dufresne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dufresne last name are 5.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dufresne earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.04% more than the national average, earning $45,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.25% less than the national average, earning $43,101 CAD per year.

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