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
Scholar 890
Agricultural Labourer 219
Labourer 56
Dress Maker 45
General Labourer 44
Domestic Servant 43
Laundress 31
General Servant 29
Carpenter 26
Annuitant 22
Farm Labourer 21
Gardener 18
Glover 16
Farmers Son 15
House Keeper 14
Milliner 14
Butcher 13
General Servant Domestic 13
Tailoress 13
Fisherman 13
Bricklayer 11
General Domestic Servant 11
Housemaid Domestic Servant 11
Straw Plaiter 11
Carman 10

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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