Durrant Surname
Approximately 17,799 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameDurrant Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8,674 | 1:6,424 | 924 |
| United States | 3,935 | 1:92,112 | 10,353 |
| Australia | 1,547 | 1:17,450 | 2,450 |
| Canada | 894 | 1:41,214 | 5,139 |
| Jamaica | 675 | 1:4,252 | 582 |
| New Zealand | 405 | 1:11,181 | 1,953 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 379 | 1:297 | 55 |
| South Africa | 292 | 1:185,540 | 20,240 |
| Wales | 148 | 1:20,909 | 2,227 |
| Scotland | 139 | 1:38,517 | 3,665 |
| Northern Ireland | 67 | 1:27,538 | 2,970 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 67 | 1:20,358 | 2,366 |
| Japan | 66 | 1:1,937,035 | 27,402 |
| Bermuda | 58 | 1:1,126 | 179 |
| Ireland | 43 | 1:109,510 | 5,657 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Isle of Man | 36 | 1:2,384 | 463 |
| Barbados | 30 | 1:9,582 | 751 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Costa Rica | 13 | 1:367,698 | 3,592 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| British Virgin Islands | 11 | 1:2,872 | 356 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Grenada | 8 | 1:13,567 | 908 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,652 | 1:5,240 | 796 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Jersey | 6 | 1:8,647 | 1,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 182 | 1:275,927 | 22,362 |
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.
= Durant, q.v.
“Lasting in the Fight” in Old French.
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 Durand. Hence the Baronets so named.
From the Danish, Durandin; from the French, Durand, Durant; personal name Durand in Roll of Battell Abbey. in the Domesday Book, Durand.
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.).
Durrant Demographics
Durrant Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
Durrant Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Durrant in the Marathi language | ||
| दुरत | durata | - |
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Durrant Reference & Research
Duran DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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