Dury Surname
Approximately 5,402 people bear this surname
Dury Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Mr. Lower says, 'Durie, an estate in the parish of Scoonie, Fife'.
Andrew Dury, abbot of Melrose, 1524: Cal. State Papers relating to Scotland.
Henry Durye, 1571: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameDury Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,748 | 1:24,171 | 2,850 |
| Belgium | 1,119 | 1:10,274 | 1,472 |
| United States | 558 | 1:649,568 | 52,100 |
| England | 488 | 1:114,176 | 11,700 |
| Canada | 117 | 1:314,920 | 28,951 |
| Germany | 79 | 1:1,019,056 | 69,716 |
| Wales | 58 | 1:53,354 | 4,894 |
| Australia | 46 | 1:586,863 | 42,409 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Bolivia | 18 | 1:589,802 | 4,399 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 273 | 1:89,287 | 9,299 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 189 | 1:265,707 | 21,729 |
Dury (428) may also be a first name.
Dury Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Mr. Lower says, 'Durie, an estate in the parish of Scoonie, Fife'.
Andrew Dury, abbot of Melrose, 1524: Cal. State Papers relating to Scotland.
Henry Durye, 1571: ibid.
Peter Durye, 1571: ibid.
Lower separates Dury from Durie. 'Dury. The "braes of Dury" are in the parish of Fowlis-Wester, in the centre of Perthshire.' The name in any case is Scotch, and local.
1780. Married — John Dury and Jean Telfer: St. George, Hanover Square.
From the lands of Durie in the parish of Scoonie, Fife. Duncan de Durry witnessed a charter by Malise, earl of Strathem, c. 1258—71 (LIM., xxxm). John Dury was cleric in St. Andrews diocese, 1464, and Walter Doray was one of the brethren of the Priory of Cupar, 1500 (REB., II, 106; I, 220). Mr. Andrew Dure was presented to the vicarage of Newtyle, 1519 (RAA., II, p. 426), George Dury witnessed a presentation in St. Andrews, 1526 (Soltre, p. 97), and Joneta Durye had sasine of lands in Ayrshire, 1564 (ER., XIX, p. 535). Of Andrew Durie or Dury, bishop of Galloway (d. 1558), John Knox says he was 'sometimes called for his filthines Abbot Stottikin' (Works, ed. Laing, I, p. 261—262). John Durie, a native of Edinburgh, was author of the Reformed librarie-keeper, London, 1650, the first British treatise on library management. Dore 1603, and Latinized Duraeus. See Dovary and DURAY.
(French) belonging to Dury (N. France) = prob. Dur’s Estate [pers. name prob. from Celtic dur = Latin dur-us, hard, firm + the Latin- Celtic possess, suff. -ác-um] (Scot.) = Durie, q.v.
An estate in the parish of Seoonie, co. Fife.
The ' braes of Dury' are in the parish of Fowlis-Wester in the centre of Perthshire.
From Durie; a location name in Fife. Or from the French, Duray, Duré; a personal name.
Dury Demographics
Average Male Dury Height
176.22 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dury Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dury Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dury (Bengali: দুর্য, Oriya: ଦୁର୍) has its highest incidence in France. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dury? popularity and diffusion
It is the 88,880th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,349,046 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Dury reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 415,075th most frequent given name on earth It is held by 428 people.
This last name is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 2,748 people, or 1 in 24,171. In France Dury is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 36 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 27 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 10 percent are found. Outside of France Dury exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Dury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dury has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dury surname grew 295 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 527 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dury Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Dury last name is primarily Catholic (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Dury last name are 23.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.16% registered with the political party.
The amount Dury earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.9% more than the national average, earning R 363,360 per year; in United States they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $45,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.17% less than the national average, earning $44,134 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dury Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dury in the Bengali language | ||
| দুর্য | durya | - |
| Dury in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦୁର୍ | dur | - |
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