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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


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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.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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