Dufaux (surname)
Dufaux is a surname. It is most popular in Belgium, northeastern and southern France, and Switzerland.
The etymology is thought to be from Latin fagus ("beech") via Old French fou, fau.[1]
People with the surname Dufaux
- Armand Dufaux (1883-1941), Swiss aviation pioneer
- Frederic Dufaux, French engineer
- Georges Dufaux (1927-2008), Canadian cinematographer
- Gilles Dufaux (b. 1994), Swiss sport shooter
- Guy Dufaux (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 (b. 1969), bicyclist
- Louis Dufaux (1931-2011), French Roman Catholic bishop
- Natacha Dufaux, Canadian film editor
- Pierre-Alain Dufaux (b. 1949), Swiss sport shooter
See also
References
- Germain, Jean; Herbillon, Jules (2007). Dictionnaire des noms de famille en Wallonie et à Bruxelles. Bruselles, Belgium: Racine. pp. 330–421. ISBN 9782873865061.
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