Durrant Surname

30,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Durrant 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.

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Durrant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8,6741:6,424924
United States3,9351:92,11210,353
Australia1,5471:17,4502,450
Canada8941:41,2145,139
Jamaica6751:4,252582
New Zealand4051:11,1811,953
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3791:29755
South Africa2921:185,54020,240
Wales1481:20,9092,227
Scotland1391:38,5173,665
Northern Ireland671:27,5382,970
Trinidad and Tobago671:20,3582,366
Japan661:1,937,03527,402
Bermuda581:1,126179
Ireland431:109,5105,657
France431:1,544,714145,815
Isle of Man361:2,384463
Barbados301:9,582751
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Costa Rica131:367,6983,592
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
British Virgin Islands111:2,872356
Sweden111:895,16066,831
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Grenada81:13,567908
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
China21:683,660,78330,601
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Montserrat11:4,947471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,6521:5,240796
Wales161:98,0264,293
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:275,92722,362

Durrant (316) may also be a first name.

Durrant 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.

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

= Durant, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Lasting in the Fight” in Old French.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Durand. Hence the Baronets so named.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Danish, Durandin; from the French, Durand, Durant; personal name Durand in Roll of Battell Abbey. in the Domesday Book, Durand.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Durrant Last Name Facts

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

Durrant (Marathi: दुरत) is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Durrant.

How Common Is The Last Name Durrant? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 30,027th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 409,436 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Durrant reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles. Durrant is also the 494,051st most numerous forename in the world, held by 316 people.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 8,674 people, or 1 in 6,424. In England Durrant is mostly found in: Greater London, where 13 percent live, Norfolk, where 11 percent live and Suffolk, where 7 percent live. Beside England it occurs in 71 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Durrant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Durrant has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Durrant surname expanded 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 2,162 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 925 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,544 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 307 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Durrant Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Durrant surname are 24.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.1% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Durrant earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.32% more than the national average, earning R 385,740 per year; in United States they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning $45,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.01% less than the national average, earning $49,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Durrante9315/
Durrrant935/
Durrants932/
Durant9230,001/
Durran92895/
Durante8638,928/
Durandt861,085/
Durrand86388/
Durantt8678/
Durrang8629/
Durrane8617/
Dourant8616/
Duranth8614/
Durrain8612/
Durgant8612/
Durants8611/
Durraan869/
Durranc868/
Durrahn862/
Dorrant862/
Dourran862/
Daurant861/
Durannt861/
Durantz861/
Durrank861/
Durrhan861/
Durront861/
Duraant861/
Dirrant860/
Duerant860/
Durrann860/
Dureant860/
Duraunt860/
Duran83843,502/
Durrantová821/
Durrands8062/
Douranth8048/
Dourante8030/
Durantte8016/
Dhurante804/
Durrannd801/
Duirante801/
Duranthe801/
Dauranth801/
Durrangh800/
Durand77197,781/
Durhan772,663/
Durgan772,024/
Durain77722/
Duraan77681/
Durang77614/
Dorant77497/
Durane77314/
Dauran77301/
Dorran77174/
Duranc77164/
Dhuran7786/
Douran7749/
Dutran7748/
Durann7745/
Durzan7719/
Duraun7714/
Durram7712/
Duront7712/
Duuran777/
Durron775/
Dujran775/
Deuran775/
Durasn773/
Duratn772/
Dduran772/
Duiran772/
Duramt771/
Durean771/
Dirant771/
Duránt771/
Duramn771/
Duranh771/
Duranq771/
Durank770/
Duhran770/
Durantová752/
Dutrain71181/
Dourron71175/
Dorandt7160/
Duracin7159/
Dutront7149/
Duraine7141/
Durasin7133/
Dourand7117/
Durgann7116/
Dorrain7115/
Dorrean7114/
Dourain7113/
Durhamn7110/
Durhand7110/
Durgand719/
Duranne718/
Durandh718/
Duraing717/
Dourane717/
Dorantt717/
Durahan715/
Durgain714/
Durands714/
Durzhan713/
Duronte713/
Dourang713/
Durahyn713/
Daurang712/
Deurand712/
Dhurgan712/
Dorrand712/
Duraand712/
Durandd712/
Daurand712/
Doerant712/
Durrham711/
Dhouran711/
Dhurram711/
Durannd711/
Duratim711/
Dusrane711/
Dujrain711/
Doraint711/
Duratin711/
Dürantt711/
Daurron711/
Ddurand711/
Dahuran711/
D'Duran711/
Dührant711/
Duurand711/
Dourean711/
Dourgan711/
Dourhan711/
Duran'd711/
Daurhan711/
Dorront710/
Durrein710/
Durhane710/
Dhuront710/
Doran6754,422/
Duron6738,797/
Durán673,708/
Durasing67972/
Duram67829/
Duranova67179/
Duraisin67152/
Dourrham67138/
Durón67132/
Ďuran6799/
Duranová6790/
Duràn6781/
Durrotin6724/
Dourhane6711/
Düran679/
Dúran678/
Durań677/
Duròn674/
Durãn673/
Durangue673/
Durassin672/
Douramne672/
Durahyna672/
Douraine671/
Douraane671/
Douhront671/
Duehrand670/
Dourroin670/
Dutraine670/

Durrant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Durrant in the Marathi language
दुरतdurata-

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Durrant Reference & Research

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