About the Dubois surname
The surname Dubois has a primarily toponymic formation. Dubois means “from the woods” and referred to someone living near woodland or coming from a place with that name. In this type of surname, the name first located a person in relation to a place before becoming hereditary. Families bearing the same surname may nevertheless come from different places when more than one locality produced a similar name.
Pronunciation:
Du-boua/dybwa/