The durst Surname
durst Name Meaning and History
- (also Dürst): nickname from Middle High German turst ‘boldness’.
- from Middle High German durst ‘thirst’, applied as nickname, probably for a heavy drinker; or a habitational name from a farmstead in the Tyrol named with the same word, probably indicating a dry location.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Centre County, Pennsylvania DURSTS 1800-present |
 tom_durst
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| Durst Ancestors | Jamie (Durst) DeMattia | 18 |
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JIWelsch
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| Henry Durst |
DMEK99
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| Alpheus DURST Family of Oneida County NY |
DLDECKER116
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| William A. Durst |
JIWelsch
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| Casper Durst marker |
pdurstshaffer
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| Durst, Casper 1. 1719? |
wdurst6868
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| DURST REUNION, AUGUST 1, 2009 |
pdurstshaffer
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| Henry Durst, Sr. & Barbara Garlitz |
Lynn_Gorski
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