Durrans Surname

504,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Durrans Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Durand,' which see, a corruption of the patronymic Durands by omission of the d.

1676. Married — Gabriel Durance and Isabel Tecis: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1788.

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Durrans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4811:115,83811,830
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Wales181:171,91811,581
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Malta11:430,2723,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2881:84,6378,940
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Durrans 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,' which see, a corruption of the patronymic Durands by omission of the d.

1676. Married — Gabriel Durance and Isabel Tecis: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1788. — William Durance and Elizabeth Fowles: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Durance, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Durran.

The Norman People (1874)

Durrans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Durrans is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Durrans? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 504,985th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,211,609 people. The surname Durrans is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Durrans are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 481 people, or 1 in 115,838. In England Durrans is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 28 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 13 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Wales, where 3 percent are found.

Durrans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Durrans has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Durrans last name expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 742 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Durrans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Durrans are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Durrans earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.22% less than the national average, earning 283,010 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 680.44% more than the national average, earning R 1,854,620 per year; in United States they earn 22.21% more than the national average, earning $52,731 USD per year and in Canada they earn 158.3% more than the national average, earning $128,333 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Durans922,017/
Dorrans86292/
Durgans8623/
Dourans8622/
Durains863/
Duranst863/
Duransd861/
Durrams860/
Duranse860/
Durhans860/
Durrance802,419/
Dorans77572/
Duranz777/
Durams773/
Durons771/
Durance711,116/
Duranje7110/
Durhams718/
Dutrons712/
Durrães711/
Duranze711/
Duranch710/
Durroms710/
Deurance6720/
Durramce671/
Dierhans671/
Durães62600/
Doranz629/
Durões624/
Dorons622/
Dirons621/
Durheims531/

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