Durning Surname

206,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Durning Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Stupid, Obstinate [Irish dúr + the diminutive suff. -nán] . . . the word dúrnán, which is well known as a nickname given to the people of the barony of Iverk in the south of Kilkenny.—Joyce, Irish Names of Places, ii. 34.

Durning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3441:269,68725,341
Scotland1821:29,4173,073
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Ireland1241:37,9753,056
England1171:476,22330,919
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Wales61:515,75523,171
France51:13,284,544357,392
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland581:76,3775,461
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland481:77,9844,336
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3151:159,42414,594

Durning Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Stupid, Obstinate [Irish dúr + the diminutive suff. -nán] . . . the word dúrnán, which is well known as a nickname given to the people of the barony of Iverk in the south of Kilkenny.—Joyce, Irish Names of Places, ii. 34.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Durning Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Durning Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Durning is most common in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Durning click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Durning? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 206,317th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,627,449 people. Durning is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Durning live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Durning is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,344 people, or 1 in 269,687. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 10 percent live, New Jersey, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Durning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Durning has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 427 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 379 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 214 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Durning Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Durning surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Durning are 10.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.74% being registered with the party.

The amount Durning earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.12% more than the national average, earning $50,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.4% less than the national average, earning $49,482 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deurning931/
Dourning930/
Durnin922,856/
Dorning861,226/
Durnina86195/
Durnion86176/
Durnien8698/
Dournin8611/
Dirning861/
Doerning8072/
Deurnink8019/
Dierning800/
Dorrning800/
Durnnien800/
Dornin77171/
Durnen77148/
Durnyn7721/
Durnim772/
Durninová751/
Dornink71109/
Durnyna7120/
Durneen7118/
Dorneng715/
Doornink67628/
Dourneen6761/
Doorninck634/
Dornen627/
Durnem620/
Durnenkova5936/
Doernen5713/
Dornnen570/
Dorneen570/
Doorneen530/

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