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Origin and popularity of the name DUPONT

Origin

Dupont : French and Walloon: topographic name for someone ‘from the bridge’ from French pont ‘bridge’ (see Pont) with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’; or a habitational name for someone from Le Pont the name of several places in various parts of France and in Belgium (Wallonia).

Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press

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