Dupont, also spelled as DuPont, duPont, Du Pont, or du Pont is a French surname meaning "of the bridge", historically indicating that the holder of the surname resided near a bridge.Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary (1969), p. 320. , the name was the fourth most popular surname in Belgium,Noms de famille les plus fréquents en 2008 – Belgique et Régions (Top 100) . and , it was the 26th most popular in France.
People with the surname include:
Aimé Dupont (1841–1900), Belgian-born American photographer Alfred I. du Pont (1864–1935), American industrialist, financier, philanthropist, cellist Ambroise Dupont (1937–2025), French politician André Dupont (born 1949), Canadian ice hockey player Antoine Dupont (born 1996), French professional rugby union player Aurélie Dupont (born 1973), French ballet dancer Bernadette Dupont (born 1936), French politician Chantal duPont (1942–2019), Canadian multidisciplinary artist Charles H. DuPont (1805–1877), Florida Supreme Court justice Christian Dupont (born 1947), Belgian politician Clifford Dupont (1905–1978), president of Rhodesia Denise Dupont (born 1984), Danish curler E. A. Dupont (1891–1956), German movie director Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771–1834), founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Gabriel Dupont (1878–1914), French composer George Dupont (c. 18441900), Thai soldier in American Civil War Ghislaine Dupont (1956–2013), French journalist Henry Dupont (1798–1873), French naturalist Herbert L. DuPont (born 1938), American physician, medical school professor, and medical researcher Hubert Dupont (born 1980), professional cyclist Irénée du Pont (1876–1963), U.S. businessman, president of DuPont Jacques Dupont (director) (1921–2013), French film director Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (1767–1855), French lawyer and statesman John du Pont (1938–2010), philanthropist, convicted of murdering Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz Judith Dupont (1925–2025), French psychoanalyst, translator, and editor Lana du Pont (1939–2025), American equestrian Leo Dupont (1797–1876), Venerable, Catholic religious figure Léon Dupont (1881–1956), Belgian athlete Leonard Dupont (1796–1828), French naturalist Madeleine Dupont (born 1987), Danish curler Margaret Osborne duPont (1918–2012), American tennis champion Micki DuPont (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player Pete du Pont (1935–2021), American governor of Delaware Pierre Dupont de l'Étang (1765–1840), general of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars Pierre Dupont (1821–1870), French songwriter Pierre S. du Pont (1870–1954), president of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and General Motors Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817), French writer, economist, government official René Marie Albert Dupont (1929–2025), French Roman Catholic bishop in South Korea Richard G. Dupont (1943–2016), American politician Samuel Francis Du Pont (1803–1865), U.S. Navy admiral Tiffany Dupont (born 1981), American actress Zara DuPont (1869–1946), American suffragist
See also du Pont family, one of the wealthiest families in the United States Andrée Dupont-Roc, French curler and coach Christian Dupont-Roc, French and Dutch curler Dominique Dupont-Roc (born 1963), French curler Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (born 1961), French politician Da Ponte De Ponte
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