Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
DURRANT
There are approximately 9,980 people named Durrant in the UK. That makes it the 1,055th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 158 are named Durrant.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
DurantDurand
Durran
Daurant
Darrant
Ddurant
Deerrant
Darant
Derant
Deirant
Dearant
Deerant
Darrent
Derante
Darante
D'Errante
Derannt
Dearent
Dereant
Dawrant
D'Erante
Derent
Deaurants
The Durrant surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
DURRANT. An ancient personal name, in Latin Duraudus, 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.