Dupuy, also spelt DuPuy (US spelling), and in its old form du Puy is originally a French surname centered in

Aquitaine Aquitaine ( , , ; oc, Aquitània ; eu, Akitania; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Aguiéne''), archaic Guyenne or Guienne ( oc, Guiana), is a historical region of southwestern France and a former administrative region of the country. Since 1 January ...

, dating back to medieval times. Translated, the name means "of a puy", ''puy'' being a "height" in Old French.

Albert Dauzat Albert Dauzat (; 4 July 1877 – 31 October 1955) was a French linguist specializing in toponymy and onomastics. Dauzat, a student of Jules Gilliéron, was a director of studies at the École des hautes études. Works * ''L'argot des poilus; di ...

, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par

Marie-Thérèse Morlet Marie-Thérèse Morlet (Guise, Aisne, November 18, 1913 - July 9, 2005) was a French scholar (specialist in onomastics) and honorary director of research at CNRS. Her publications include ''Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille'' (''Et ...

, p. 224b-225a In Aquitaine and in the south of France, it is more generally a frenchification of its original

Occitan Occitan may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain. * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France. * Occitan language Occitan (; o ...

forms such as Delpech, Delpuech and half frenchified forms (article) Dupech, Dupuch, Dupey. They all share the same meaning and etymology. The surname

Dupuis Éditions Dupuis S.A. () is a Belgium, Belgian publisher of comic albums and magazines. Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis was founded in 1922 by Jean Dupuis, and is mostly famous for its comic comics album, albums and magazines. It is ...

/ Du Puis has mostly nothing to do : it is widespread in northern France and means "of the well".

People named du Puy or Dupuy

Albert Dupuy Albert Dupuy (born February 1, 1947) is a French civil servant. He was born in Alicante, Spain. He was prefect of the French overseas territory of St. Pierre and Miquelon, from January 2005 to August 2006. From December 2008 to July 2010, he w ...

(born 1947), French civil servant * Alleman du Puy de Montbrun (born 1132), Chevalier, Lord of Perins *

Bob DuPuy Robert A. DuPuy (born c. 1947) is a lawyer and former President and was Chief Operating Officer of Major League Baseball (MLB). He assumed both titles on March 7, 2002. Prior to joining Major League Baseball in 1998, he was a partner and managemen ...

(born c. 1947), President and Chief Operating Officer of Major League Baseball *

Charles Dupuy Charles Alexandre Dupuy (; 5 November 1851 – 23 July 1923) was a French statesman, three times prime minister. Biography He was born in Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, where his father was a minor official. After a period as a profe ...

(1851–1923), French statesman and three time Prime Minister of France *

Charlotte Dupuy Charlotte Dupuy, also called Lottie (),
, Isaac Scott Hathaway Museum of Lexington, Kentucky.Charlotte Du ...

(c. 1788–1866), African American enslaved by Henry Clay *

Claude Dupuy (bishop) Claude Marie Joseph Dupuy (13 September 1901 – 13 February 1989) was a French Catholic priest who became Archbishop of Albi, which encompasses the department of Tarn in southern France. He held office at a time of social unrest and declining in ...

(1901–1989), Archbishop of Albi *

Claude Dupuy (jurist) Claude Dupuy (1545–1594), a Parisian jurist, humanist and bibliophile, was a leading figure in the circle of French legal humanists and historians that gathered around Jacques Cujas and Jacques-Auguste de Thou. Dupuy (''Puteanus'') assembled a g ...

(1545–1594), Parisian jurist, humanist and bibliophile *

Claude-Thomas Dupuy Claude-Thomas Dupuy (10 December 1678 – 15 September 1738) was from Paris, France, where he followed the family's path of upward mobility and prepared himself for a career in law. His good fortunes regarding his career were recognized in the ...

(1678–1738), Intendant of New France from 1726 to 1728 * Dessi Dupuy (born 1993), Bulgarian footballer * Dominique Dupuy (biologist) (1812–1885), French zoologist and botanist *

Dominique Dupuy Dominique Dupuy (born 26 August 1957) is a French racing driver. Dupuy began racing professionally in 1983 in Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo finishing 4th. He moved to the French Formula Three Championship the following year and r ...

(born 1957), French race driver *

Eliza Ann Dupuy Eliza Ann Dupuy ( – December 29, 1880) was a littérateur and pioneer author of the Southern United States. She is remembered as the first woman of Mississippi to earn her living as a writer. Dupuy wrote approximately 25 Gothic thrillers dur ...

(ca. 1814–1880), American author *

Gérard du Puy Gérard du Puy (died 14 February 1389) was a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and cardinal-nephew of Pope Gregory XI. Papal legate In 1372, du Puy, already abbot of Marmoutier ( it, abate di Monmaggiore) with the diocese of Tours, Fra ...

(died 1389), French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church * Hughes du Puy, Knight of Dauphiny * Imbert du Puy (died 1348), French Cardinal, nephew of Pope John XXII * Jean Dupuy (disambiguation), various persons *

Jean Baptiste Édouard Du Puy Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * J ...

(1770–1822), Swiss-born singer, composer, director and violinist *

Jean-Pierre Dupuy Jean-Pierre Dupuy (born February 20, 1941) is a French engineer and philosopher. Biography Dupuy attended the Ecole polytechnique, where he graduated in 1965 and attended the Ecole des Mines. He was a professor of French and a researcher at th ...

(born 1941), professor of social and political philosophy *

Kléber Dupuy Kléber Dupuy (27 June 1892 – 16 October 1966) was a French army officer. The son of an oyster farmer, he was conscripted into the French Army in 1913. He served in the First World War as an enlisted soldier in the 9th Infantry Regiment but wa ...

(1892–1966), French army officer *

Michel Dupuy Michel Dupuy, (born January 11, 1930) is a Canadian diplomat, journalist, academic and politician. Born in Paris, France, his father was Pierre Dupuy who was also a Canadian diplomat. Dupuy was a long time diplomat in the Department of Exte ...

(1930–2023), Canadian diplomat, journalist, academic and politician from Quebec *

Paul Dupuy Paul Dupuy, History Lecturer at Paris' École Normale Supérieure, published in 1896 the first scientific biography of the mathematician Évariste Galois, titled "La vie d'Évariste Galois". He attended the École Normale Supérieure at rue d'Ulm ...

(1856–1948), history lecturer at the Ecole Normale * Philippe Dupuy of

Dupuy and Berberian Philippe Dupuy (born 12 December 1960, Sainte-Adresse) and Charles Berbérian (born 28 May 1959, Baghdad) are French cartoonists most famous for their series of Franco-Belgian comics albums featuring the character ''Monsieur Jean''. Their collab ...

, French cartoonist and co-creator of Monsieur Jean *

Pierre Dupuy (scholar) Pierre Dupuy (27 November 1582 – 14 December 1651), otherwise known as Puteanus, was a French scholar, the son of the humanist and bibliophile Claude Dupuy. Biography He was born in Agen, Aquitaine (now in Lot-et-Garonne, France). In 1615 he ...

(1582–1651), French scholar *

Raymond du Puy de Provence Raymond du Puy (1083–1160) was a knight from Dauphiné in France and the second Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, also known as the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, from around 1121 until 1160. Officially, he succeeded Blessed Gerard, th ...

(1083–1160), French knight (Chevalier) and second Grand Master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem * Raphael du Puy (1009–1062), Grand Chamberlain to Emperor Konrad II * Richard Ernest Dupuy (1887-1975), American, journalist, army officer and military historian *

Tina Dupuy Tina Dupuy is the former communications director for Congressman Alan Grayson, and has been a nationally syndicated op-ed columnist, freelance investigative journalist and comedian. She freelances for ''Los Angeles Times'', ''The Atlantic'', ''Fa ...

, American syndicated political columnist, humorist and writer *

Trevor N. Dupuy Trevor Nevitt Dupuy (May 3, 1916 – June 5, 1995) was a colonel in the United States Army and a noted military historian. Early life Born in Staten Island, New York, the son of accomplished illustrator and artist, Laura Nevitt Dupuy, and noted ...

(1916–1995), American military historian *

William E. DePuy William Eugene DePuy ( ; October 1, 1919 – September 9, 1992) was a United States Army general and the first commander of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. He is widely regarded as one of the principal architects of the rest ...

(1919–1992), American general

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People named du Puy or Dupuy

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