The durant Surname

durant Name Meaning and History

French and English (Norman): from the Latin omen name Durandus, meaning ‘enduring’, which was in common use especially in the Jewish communities of southern France and from there spread out across France, into England, Italy, and the Iberian peninsula.

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The durant name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the durant family name as far back in history as possible.

durant Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of durant Families in the US in 1920

Number of durant families

122-241

41-121

1-40

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Joseph J Durant	robyoung127	0
Dorothy Mary (nee Jackson) Durant	LiliinTO	0
Augustus Durant Melrose Mass	robyoung127	0
Durants of NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA	Moragealasaid	0
durant /walker	missmissypa	0
DURANT - SC	Denese Williams	1
Mrs. Charlotte C. (Durant) No Maiden Name	caroljean75	1
Mrs. Amanda (Durant) (no maiden name)	caroljean75	1
Looking for Durants in Florida	Rhonda Emanuel	30
Francis Durant/Minerva Birch Descendants 1780-1915	Cindy Courtier	10

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