Dufour Family History

Dufour Surname Meaning

French:: nickname for a baker from du four ‘of the oven’. habitational name with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’ for someone from Le Four, the name of several places in various parts of France.

Compare Defer, Dufer, and Dufur.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Duffer, Dufur, Ducker, Dumont, Dulong, Dufault, Dupper, Dupler, Lacour, Defer

285,000 record(s) for Dufour

95K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
4K	Military Records
5K	Immigration Records
62K	Census and Voter Lists
118K	Member Trees

Where is the Dufour family from?

You can see how Dufour families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dufour family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Dufour families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1840 there were 12 Dufour families living in Louisiana. This was about 44% of all the recorded Dufour's in USA. Louisiana had the highest population of Dufour families in 1840.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Dufour surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

What did your Dufour ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Dufour. 16% of Dufour men worked as a Farmer and 9% of Dufour women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Dufour were Truck driver and Teacher.

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Farmer

16%

Laborer

15%

Miner

6%

Truck driver

5%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

Housewife

9%

Housework

8%

School teacher

8%

Teacher

7%

What Dufour family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 62K census records available for the last name Dufour. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Dufour census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Passenger List

There are 5K immigration records available for the last name Dufour. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

Military Records

There are 4K military records available for the last name Dufour. For the veterans among your Dufour ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

What is the average Dufour lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Dufour life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Dufour in 1944 was 27, and 74 in 2004.

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Dufour ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.