Dufours: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Dufours is how some branches of the Dufour family came to write their name. Like many surnames, it began with a place: “Of the oven”.

• The extra “s” in Dufours is a spelling habit rather than a different name.
• The same family of names includes Fournier and Dufort.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Heraldry and the Dufours name

Arms linked to Dufour and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Dufours family name pack.