Dupont (surname)

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. {{as of|2008}}, the name was the fourth most popular surname in Belgium,[http://statbel.fgov.be/fr/statistiques/chiffres/population/autres/noms/fam/ Noms de famille les plus fréquents en 2008 – Belgique et Régions (Top 100)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726172333/http://statbel.fgov.be/fr/statistiques/chiffres/population/autres/noms/fam/ |date=2013-07-26 }}. and {{as of|2018|lc=y}}, it was the 26th most popular in France.{{cite web |title=Les noms de famille les plus portés France |url=http://www.linternaute.com/femmes/nom-de-famille/noms/1/1/france.shtml |publisher=linternaute.com |language=French |accessdate=29 December 2009 }}

People with the surname include:

• Aimé Dupont (1841–1900), Belgian-born American photographer
• Alfred I. du Pont (1864–1935), American industrialist, financier, philanthropist, cellist
• André Dupont (born 1949), retired National Hockey League player
• Antoine Dupont (born 1996), French professional rugby union player
• Aurélie Dupont (born 1973), Paris Opera Ballet étoile
• 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. 1844{{snd}}1900), 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, former 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
• 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