Dumas ( surname ) - wikipedia Dumas ( surname ) Dumas is a Southern French topographic surname, with fused preposition and definite article du, for someone who lived in an isolated dwelling in the country rather than in a village, from Occitan mas ' farmstead ' ( Late Latin mansum, mansus ). People surnamed Dumas include : Adolphe Dumas ( 1805 - 1861 ), French poet. Alexandre Dumas, père ( 1802 - 1870 ), French novelist and author of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas, fils ( 1824 - 1895 ), son of the above and also a novelist, author of The Lady of the Camellias Amy Dumas ( born 1975 ), former professional wrestler better known as `` Lita '' Charles Dumas ( disambiguation ), multiple people Daniel Dumas ( born 1983 ), Australian rugby player Dumas ( musician ) ( born 1979 ), Canadian musician born Steve Dumas Franck Dumas ( born 1968 ), French football player and manager Frédéric Dumas ( 1913 -- 1991 ), one of the first two diving companions of Jacques - Yves Cousteau Georges Dumas ( French link ) ( 1866 - 1946 ), French doctor and psychologist Gilles Dumas, French rugby league footballer and coach Guillaume - Mathieu Dumas, comte Dumas ( 1753 - 1837 ), French general Gustave Dumas ( 1872 -- 1955 ), Swiss mathematician Henry Dumas ( 1934 - 1968 ), African - American poet and author Jean - Baptiste Dumas ( 1800 - 1884 ), French chemist Joseph Dumas ( 1875 - 1950 ), Canadian politician Marlene Dumas ( born 1953 ), South African artist Maurice Dumas ( 1927 - 2015 ), Canadian professor and politician Mireille Dumas ( born 1953 ), French journalist Pierre Benoît Dumas ( 1668 -- 1745 ), French Governor General of Pondicherry and Réunion Richard Dumas ( born 1969 ), American basketball player Roland Dumas ( born 1922 ), French politician and lawyer Romain Dumas ( born 1977 ), French racing driver Russell Dumas ( 1887 - 1975 ), Australian engineer and public servant Tancrède Dumas ( 1830 - 1905 ), Italian photographer Thomas - Alexandre Dumas ( 1762 - 1806 ), general of the French Revolution and father of the novelist Alexandre Dumas, père Tony Dumas ( born 1972 ), American basketball player Vito Dumas ( 1900 - 1965 ), Argentine single - handed sailor W.W. Dumas ( 1916 - 1993 ), former Mayor - President of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana ( ( Miguel J. Dumas ) ) ( 1972 - Present ), Major U.S. Army Retired, Shelby County Schools AJROTC Senior Army Instructor, ( ( Born in San Juan Puerto Rico ) ) References Jump up ^ Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0 - 19 - 508137 - 4. See also Edward Canfor - Dumas ( born 1957 ), English TV scriptwriter and novelist This page lists people with the surname Dumas. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dumas_(surname)&oldid=813407652 '' Categories : Surnames Surnames of French origin Hidden categories : All set index articles Talk About Wikipedia Čeština Slovenščina Edit links This page was last edited on 3 December 2017, at 15 : 04. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name dumas come from
Answer: Southern French topographic surname