Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
DURANT
There are approximately 2,621 people named Durant in the UK. That makes it the 3,641th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 41 are named Durant.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
DurrantDurran
Durand
Deran
Ddurant
Daurant
Derant
Darant
Darrant
Deirant
Darante
Derante
Deerant
Dearant
Deerrant
Dawrant
Derannt
Dearent
Dauante
Darrent
D'Erante
D'Errante
Dearantes
Dehrent
The Durant surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
From the Latin name Durandus, enduring, strong, inured to hardships, from duro, to harden, to inure to hardships, to make strong.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
DURANT. DURAND. See Di.rrant.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.