Dupré: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Families named Dupré share their surname's story with Dupree, its better-known spelling. Name scholars give the meaning as “Of the meadow”.

Spelling and variants

Dupré is listed among the recognised spellings of Dupree. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Dupré ranked 4,372 in the 2010 US Census, with 8,131 people answering to the name. French civil records give 17,041 births under the name Dupré from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1951–1960.

Dupré coat of arms

Arms linked to Dupree and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Research your Dupré family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.