Where Does the Dufourcq Surname Come From?

Ask a genealogist about Dufourcq and the first name they will mention is Dufour. In origin, the name means “Of the oven”.

How the spelling arose

Dufourcq is built on the same root as Dufour, with the ending -cq. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Dufours and Dufort.

How common is Dufourcq?

Between 1891 and 2000, 850 babies born in France were registered as Dufourcq, with the most births in 1921–1930.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Dufourcq, so the heraldry linked to Dufour is a starting point, not an automatic right.

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