Durran Surname
Approximately 895 people bear this surname
Durran Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Durand,' or 'Durant.' 'Durand, Hampshire': Domesday, v. Durrans.
John fil. Doraunt de Moreby, 5 Edward II: Freemen of York.
Roger fil. Durandi, temp. 1230: Memorials of the Church of Ss.
Read More About This SurnameDurran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 337 | 1:95,410 | 2,520 |
| Australia | 118 | 1:228,777 | 21,625 |
| England | 118 | 1:472,187 | 30,747 |
| United States | 95 | 1:3,815,357 | 209,650 |
| Iran | 61 | 1:1,258,730 | 53,327 |
| Ireland | 44 | 1:107,021 | 5,562 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Somaliland | 4 | 1:875,046 | 1,198 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 127 | 1:191,932 | 15,501 |
| Scotland | 67 | 1:55,869 | 3,649 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
Durran (309) may also be a first name.
Durran Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Durand,' or 'Durant.' 'Durand, Hampshire': Domesday, v. Durrans.
John fil. Doraunt de Moreby, 5 Edward II: Freemen of York.
Roger fil. Durandi, temp. 1230: Memorials of the Church of Ss. Peter and Wilfrid, Ripon.
Durand le Bonjohan, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry fil. Durant, ibid.
Durant le Cordwaner, 1295. Writs of Parliament.
Ivo Duraunt, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Willelmus Durant, matras maker, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.
Johannes Dorand, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Hugo Doraunt, 1379: ibid.
1589. Married — Philip Durrant and Elizabeth Goodwyn: St. James, Clerkenwell.
DURRAN, Durrand: A Caithness surname from a small place named Durran near Thurso. "The local pronunciation of the name is 'Deeran' which is in accordance with the older spelling" (Rev. D. Beaton). The place name appears in 1605 as Diren and in 1671 as Dirane. Margaret Waters Durran of Caithness died in Edinburgh, 1942.
An ancient personal name, in Latin Durandus, under which form it occurs in Domesday. An early Norman proprietor of this name founded Duranville (called in charters Durandi villa) near Bernai, in or before the eleventh century. The name of the immortal author of the Inferno was by baptism Durante-afterwards shortened by his familiar friends into Dante.
From Durrant.
Durrant has been for ages a Norfolk name. In the reign of Henry VI., the Durants or Duraunts held Hall Place Manor in South Lynn, and the name is still in Lynn. A Norwich family of Durrant was buried in St. Bennet's church in that city between 1684 and 1706; and there were marbles in Scothowe church to another family of Durrant bearing dates between 1697 and 1723 (Bl.). This is an ancient pre - Domesday name (L.), though according to Ferguson it came with the Normans. It was represented by Durant and Duraunt in this county, as well as in Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Bucks, Kent, and Oxfordshire, in the time of Edward I. (H. R.). It also occurs now in Suffolk, Sussex, Bucks, and Dorset.
The principal home of the Durrants in the past was in the eastern counties, and further reference to the name will be found under "Norfolk." The name was represented in the adjacent county of Kent in the 13th century (H. R.). Three mayors of Hastings, Sussex, in the 16th century, bore this name (M.).
Durran Demographics
Durran Religious Adherence
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Durran Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Durran Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Durran (Hindi: दुर्रन, Marathi: दुर) is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Durran? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 394,524th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,142,509 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 47 percent of Durran are found; 46 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Durran is also the 500,178th most numerous given name globally It is held by 309 people.
The last name Durran is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 337 people, or 1 in 95,410. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Badakhshan, where 36 percent are found, Nangarhar, where 31 percent are found and Kabul, where 8 percent are found. Barring Afghanistan it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.
Durran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Durran has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Durran last name declined 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 306 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 2,200 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Durran Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Durran last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Durran earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 22.39% less than the national average, earning $33,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.42% more than the national average, earning $72,747 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Durran Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Durran in the Hindi language | ||
| दुर्रन | durrana | - |
| Durran in the Marathi language | ||
| दुर | dura | - |
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Durran Reference & Research
Duran DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Duran FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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