Durant Forename
Approximately 975 people bear this name
Durant Forename Definition:
A male name. apparently from Latin durantem ‘lasting'; the French Durand, Italian Durante were common in the Middle Ages. Durand was introduced into England by the Normans before the Conquest; in Domesday Book there is mention of several tenants of this name who held Tempore Regis Edwardi (In the Reign of Edward the Confessor).
Read More About This ForenameDurant Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 436 | 1:831,507 | 18,543 |
| Congo | 95% | 184 | 1:27,224 | 2,550 |
| India | 100% | 94 | 1:12,924,234 | 355,510 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 82 | 1:900,337 | 27,216 |
| Jamaica | - | 41 | 1:70,323 | 3,476 |
| South Africa | 100% | 39 | 1:1,398,273 | 47,393 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 35 | 1:617,443 | 18,753 |
| Brazil | - | 7 | 1:30,605,165 | 257,261 |
| England | 100% | 7 | 1:7,943,274 | 61,515 |
| Philippines | 100% | 6 | 1:17,668,246 | 211,341 |
| Belize | 100% | 5 | 1:70,862 | 4,575 |
| Benin | 100% | 5 | 1:2,115,169 | 40,564 |
| Canada | 100% | 5 | 1:6,626,674 | 58,631 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 4 | 1:5,768,983 | 76,946 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Venezuela | - | 2 | 1:15,100,946 | 147,145 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 2 | 1:88,782,180 | 420,186 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Haiti | - | 2 | 1:5,363,476 | 32,317 |
| France | - | 2 | 1:33,235,170 | 58,100 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Australia | - | 1 | 1:13,657,622 | 55,904 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
Durant (30,001) may also be a surname.
Durant Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. apparently from Latin durantem ‘lasting'; the French Durand, Italian Durante were common in the Middle Ages. Durand was introduced into England by the Normans before the Conquest; in Domesday Book there is mention of several tenants of this name who held Tempore Regis Edwardi (In the Reign of Edward the Confessor). It gave rise to various surnames, e.g. Durand, Durant, Durrant, Durrance, but fell out of use after the 13th C. See also Dante, the diminutive form of the It name.
Durand, Durandus Regesta Regum Anglo-Normannorum 1079-83, Domesday Book 1086, Curia Regis Rolls 1189-1212. Durand Hundred Rolls 1273. Durant Hundred Rolls 1273.
A Latin name, meaning: Endurance.
Durant Forename Popularity
Durant Demographics
Average Durant Salary in
United States
$42,191 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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