Explore the Family Name Dupere

The meaning of Dupere

French (Dupéré; mainly southwestern): variant of Péré ‘pear tree’ (see Pere 1), with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’. History: Michel Dupéré dit Larivière from Luynes in Indre-et-Loire, France, married Marie Chrétien in Charlesbourg, QC, in 1686. Some characteristic forenames: French Fernand, Normand, Armand, Jean Guy, Lucien, Ludger, Yves.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dupere has seen a slight dip in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Dupere was ranked as the 62,236th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 65,244th position, representing a decrease of 4.83%. Despite this drop in rank, the number of people holding the surname Dupere increased slightly from 301 in 2000 to 304 in 2010, an increase of 1.0%. However, the proportion per 100,000 declined from 0.11 to 0.10, marking a decrease of 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,236	#65,244	-4.83%
Count	301	304	1%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dupere

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Dupere. In 2000, over 98% of individuals with the surname Dupere identified as white. However, this percentage decreased to 94.74% by 2010, indicating a change of -3.34%. Interestingly, no individuals with the Dupere surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. The 2010 census data did show that 2.96% identified as Black, which is a new development for this surname. There were no individuals who identified with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.01%	94.74%	-3.34%
Black	0%	2.96%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%