Durrance Forename

3,941,740th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Durrance 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).

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Durrance Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States-61:60,422,830354,092
England-11:55,602,921189,715
Philippines
100%
11:106,009,477690,015
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300

Durrance (2,419) may also be a surname.

Durrance 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.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Durrance Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Durance93196/
Dorrance88331/
Deurance882/
Duranced881/
Duraincie821/
Dorance802,091/
Duranca8083/
Durancy8021/
Duranci805/
Durange802/
Duranze802/
Duranse801/
Duronce801/
Doreance7541/
Duranchi758/
Doraynce753/
Durancis752/
Duranges752/
Dorancei751/
Dureince751/
Duranser751/
Duranger751/
Duraincy751/
Duiranci751/
Durans719/
Doreancie711/
Dorancy6781/
Duransa6749/
Durgans6733/
Durangi6731/
Doranci6720/
Doranse6719/
Duranka674/
Doronce674/
Duransi673/
Duranji673/
Doranze672/
Duranzi672/
Duransy672/
Dorancè671/
Duranza671/
Doranca671/
Dorancé671/
Daurans671/
Dorrans671/
Dieurenice671/
Durankid631/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Durrance