Meaning and History of Dupont Surname

The last name Dupong means dweller by the bridge, from the Old French pont, derived  from the Latin pons, meaning bridge. Dupont is the 5th most common surname in France. Surname Origin: French,  English Alternate Surname Spellings:  PONT, PONTE, DE PONT, PUNT, DUPONTE Famous People with the DUPONT  Surname Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours  - founder of the famous American Du Pont familyAimà © Dupont -  Belgian-born American photographerGabriel Dupont  - French composerJacques-Charles Dupont de lEure - French lawyer and statesmanPierre Dupont de lÉtang  - French general of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars Where is the DUPONT Surname Most Common? According to surname distribution from Forebears, the Dupont surname is most commonly found in France, where one in every 707 people bear the name. It is also common in Belgium, where it ranks 20th, followed by French Polynesia (48th) and Luxembourg (62nd). WorldNames PublicProfiler also identifies Dupont as most common in France, particularly in the regions of Picardie (now  Ã¢â‚¬â€¹Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie), Nord-Pas-De-Calais (now  Ã¢â‚¬â€¹Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie),  and Basse-Normandie (now Normandy). Genealogy Resources for the Surname DUPONT Meanings of Common French SurnamesUncover the meaning of your French  last name with this free guide to the four types of French surnames, and the meanings and origins of common French last names. Dupont  Family Crest - Its Not What You ThinkContrary to what you may hear, there is no such thing as a Dupont  family crest or coat of arms for the Dupont surname.  Coats of arms are granted to individuals, not families, and may rightfully be used only by the uninterrupted male-line descendants of the person to whom the coat of arms was originally granted. DUPONT  Family Genealogy ForumThis free message board is focused on descendants of Dupont  ancestors around the world. DistantCousin.com - DUPONT  Genealogy Family HistoryExplore free databases and genealogy links for the last name Dupont. GeneaNet - Dupont  RecordsGeneaNet includes archival records, family trees, and other resources for individuals with the Dupont  surname, with a concentration on records and families from France and other European countries. The Dupont  Genealogy and Family Tree PageBrowse genealogy records and links to genealogical and historical records for individuals with the Dupont  surname from the website of Genealogy Today. Sources Cottle, Basil.  Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967. Dorward, David.  Scottish Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph.  Our Italian Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Hanks, Patrick, and Flavia Hodges.  A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1989. Hanks, Patrick.  Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, 2003. Reaney, P.H.  A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1997. Smith, Elsdon C.  American Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. https://www.thoughtco.com/surname-meanings-and-origins-s2-1422408