Dufaux is a surname. It is most popular in

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

, northeastern and southern

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

, and Switzerland. The etymology is thought to be from Latin ''fagus'' (" beech") via

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intellig ...

''fou'', ''fau''.

People with the surname Dufaux

* Armand Dufaux (1883-1941), Swiss aviation pioneer * Frederic Dufaux, French engineer *

Georges Dufaux Georges Dufaux (; March 17, 1927 in Lille, France – November 8, 2008 in Switzerland) was a Canadian documentary film director and cinematographer. Biography After graduating in 1953 from the École nationale de photographie et de ciném ...

(1927-2008), Canadian cinematographer * Gilles Dufaux (b. 1994), Swiss sport shooter *

Guy Dufaux Guy Dufaux (; born July 18, 1943, in Lille, France) is a French-born Canadian cinematographer. The majority of his works have been in Canadian cinema; he immigrated to Canada in 1965 and became a Canadian citizen in 1971. He is also the father of ...

(b. 1943), Canadian cinematographer * Henri Dufaux (1879-1980), aviation pioneer, brother of Armand * Irene Dufaux (b. 1960), Swiss sport shooter * Jean Dufaux (b. 1949), Belgian comic book writer *

Laurent Dufaux Laurent Dufaux (born 20 May 1969 in Montreux, Switzerland) is a former professional road cyclist from 1991 to 2004. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1991. Major results ;1990 : 9th Giro dell'Emilia ;1991 : 1st Road race, Natio ...

(b. 1969), bicyclist * Louis Dufaux (1931-2011), French Roman Catholic bishop * Natacha Dufaux, Canadian film editor *

Pierre-Alain Dufaux Pierre-Alain Dufaux (born 2 May 1949) is a Swiss sports shooter. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as ...

(b. 1949), Swiss sport shooter

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{{reflist French-language surnames Surnames of Belgian origin

People with the surname Dufaux

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