Explore the Family Name Dufort

The meaning of Dufort

French: 1. habitational name, with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’, for someone from Le Fort, the name of several places in various parts of France (see Fort 3). 2. patronymic from Lefort, meaning ‘son of the strong’. Compare Deford, Dufford, and Duford. Some characteristic forenames: French Cecile, Marcel, Marie Jose.

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How common is the last name Dufort in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Dufort has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname jumped from 36,045 to 34,758, marking an improvement of 3.57%. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Dufort surname rose by 10.54%, growing from 588 in 2000 to 650 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100K people remained constant at 0.22.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,045	#34,758	3.57%
Count	588	650	10.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.22	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dufort

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data illustrates some shifts within the Dufort population from 2000 to 2010. There were no recorded Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals bearing the Dufort surname during these years. The representation of White individuals decreased slightly, from 85.37% to 80.31%. The percentage of those identifying as Two or More Races also fell by 43.38%. Notably, there was an increase in Black individuals carrying the Dufort surname, with their presence burgeoning by 79.24%. Hispanic representation also saw a modest rise of 8.82%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.37%	80.31%	-5.93%
Black	8.67%	15.54%	79.24%
Hispanic	1.7%	1.85%	8.82%
Two or More Races	2.72%	1.54%	-43.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%