Dufour

English

Alternative forms

du Four, duFour, DuFour, Du Four, du-Four, Du-Four

Etymology

Borrowed from French Dufour.

Proper noun

Dufour (plural Dufours)

  1. A surname from French.

Derived terms

Translations

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Dufour is the 7191st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4647 individuals. Dufour is most common among White (93.14%) individuals.

French

Etymology

From du +‎ four. In France, most prevalent in Nord department.[1]

Alternative forms

  • du Four, duFour, DuFour, Du Four, du-Four, Du-Four

Proper noun

Dufour m

  1. a common surname, Dufour

Derived terms

  • Dufour-Lapointe

Descendants

  • English: Dufour
  • Portuguese: Dufour
  • Spanish: Dufour
  • Chinese: 迪富爾 / 迪富尔 (Dífùěr)

Further reading

References

Paronyms

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Dufour.

Proper noun

Dufour m or f by sense

  1. a surname from French

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French Dufour.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /duˈfuɾ/ [d̪uˈfuɾ]
  • Rhymes: -uɾ
  • Syllabification: Du‧four

Proper noun

Dufour m or f by sense

  1. a surname from French