Durrant Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Durrant Name Meaning: A variant of Durant,from latin omen name Durandus,meaning 'enduring'.

This was of common use especially between the Jewish communities that spread out across France into England and Italy.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Durrant Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Durrant family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 70
Scholar 56
Living On Own Means 55
General Servant Domestic 48
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 36
Carpenter 34
Dress Maker 34
Agricultural Labourer 32
Laundress Wash 27
Cook Domestic 26
Domestic Servant 25
Gardener Domestic 25
Farmer 22
Bricklayer 21
Housemaid Domestic 20
House Maid Domestic 19
School 16
Carman 13
House Keeper Domestic 13
Clerk 12
Grocer Assistant 12
Bricklayer Labourer 12
Draper Assistant 11
Laundress 11
Railway Clerk 11

Durrant Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Durrant 100% 31,089
2 Durant 86% 8,040
3 Durrent 86% 1,340
4 Darrant 86% 523

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The surname Durrant is the most popular version of all its varients

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