Duprez History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Duprez family

The surname Duprez was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France.

Antoine Dupre, born in 1643, son of Mathieu and Catherine, travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After he arrived in Quebec he married Marguerite Moutarchy, born in 1652, daughter of François and Claude, on 25th July 1672. They remained together in Quebec until Antoine's death at Château-Richer on 27th November 1686. 1

Early History of the Duprez family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Duprez research. Another 28 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1463, 1507, 1511, 1520, 1524, 1535, 1576, 1640, 1742, 1748, 1755, 1795, 1806, 1811, 1825, 1828, 1835 and 1841 are included under the topic Early Duprez History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Duprez Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dupre, Dupré, Duprat, Dupraz, Dupréel, Dupréelle, Dupréau, Duprès, Duprey, Dupray, Dupres and many more.

Early Notables of the Duprez family

Notable amongst the family was Antoine Duprat (1463-1535), a French Cardinal and politician, Chancellor of France; Guillaume Duprat, born in Issoire in 1507, who was Bishop of Clermont; Gabriel Dupréau was a theologian in 1511; Pardoux Duprat who was involved in law, was an academic and a great philosopher around 1520; Claude Duprat was bishop of Mende in 1524; Guillaume Dupré was a sculptor, medal-maker, and stone engraver who lived in Sissone around 1576; Marie Dupré...
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Duprez Ranking

In France, the name Duprez is the 2,770^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2

Duprez migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Duprez Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mrs. Duprez, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 3

Citations +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)