Duran is used as a family name or surname in Spain, Scotland, Italy, France, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Duran
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Spain, Scotland, Italy, France, England
Meaning:

Lastname is a form of Durrant. An ancient personal name, in Latin Durandus, under which form it occurs in Domesday. An early Norman proprietor of this name founded Duran ville (called in charters Durandi rilla) 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.

Duran is the form of Durant. See Durrant - An ancient personal name, in Latin Durandus, under which form it occurs in Domesday. An early Norman proprietor of this name founded Duran ville (called in charters Durandi rilla) 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.

Lastname is the variant form of the Dante. Descendant of Durand meaning "lasting".

Duran is a variation of the Durand. Descendant of Durand meaning "lasting".

Descendant of Durand meaning "lasting".

How popular is Duran?

Duran is common in Mexico, Turkey, United States, Colombia, Venezuela, Spain, Philippines, Bolivia, Chile, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Peru, El Salvador, Cuba, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Afghanistan, Brazil, France, Nicaragua, Uruguay, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Canada, Belgium, Poland, England, Netherlands, Indonesia, Paraguay, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Puerto Rico, Romania, Iran, Switzerland, Somaliland, Pakistan, Belize, Australia, Portugal, Serbia, Northern Cyprus, Austria, Croatia, Thailand, Sweden, Taiwan, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Singapore, Italy.

Duran is ranked 641 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Durans grew by 31.38 per cent to 89401 since 2000 and ranked 349 after elevating 85 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 87.11 85.17
White 9.93 11.58
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.23 1.09
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.78 0.93
Black 0.54 0.56
Others 0.41 0.68
Duran is quite popular family name mostly used in Mexico while Bolivia is ahead in terms of density. Around 843499 people have been found who wears Duran as their family name. Duran is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Duran:
109 Mexico178,878
Countries with ten thousands of Duran:
113 Turkey90,210
484 United States83,103
121 Colombia76,794
69 Venezuela76,202
85 Spain54,674
146 Philippines47,019
46 Bolivia37,169
122 Chile32,178
66 Dominican Republic30,321
245 Argentina22,442
244 Peru21,147
83 El Salvador15,651
127 Cuba15,195
100 Costa Rica13,807
Countries with thousands of Duran:
318 Ecuador8,815
428 Afghanistan7,415
1,564 Brazil5,631
2,200 France3,459
347 Nicaragua2,786
142 Uruguay2,701
433 Honduras2,356
1,105 Guatemala1,559
365 Panama1,470
3,209 Saudi Arabia1,352
8,411 Germany1,225
Countries with hundreds of Duran:
5,894 Canada759
2,392 Belgium735
10,939 Poland545
11,228 England517
5,528 Netherlands508
26,782 Indonesia438
753 Paraguay415
16,172 Ukraine398
1,707 Bulgaria376
499 Puerto Rico365
7,581 Romania319
18,552 Iran315
4,186 Switzerland301
693 Somaliland294
10,166 Pakistan271
336 Belize243
12,710 Australia236
2,563 Portugal236
4,006 Serbia183
185 Northern Cyprus182
7,698 Austria176
5,232 Croatia168
77,821 Thailand159
5,835 Sweden126
1,671 Taiwan122
113 Andorra120
4,910 Bosnia and Herzegovina110
1,981 Singapore107
55,635 Italy102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
105,717 Russia92
7,373 Iraq84
5,585 Kuwait77
7,855 Denmark70
20,543 Belarus64
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
21,338 Slovakia47
16,659 Norway40
396 Aruba37
2,302 China32
41,724 Czechia31
44,226 Malaysia30
148,179 Nigeria29
18,836 New Zealand26
29,419 Israel24
396,143 India23
98,611 South Africa23
5,175 Luxembourg20
12,985 Scotland20
12,771 Estonia19
42,320 Japan19
14,725 Qatar19
1,289 Malta18
10,911 Ireland15
1,106 United States Virgin Islands15
2,098 Guam12
3,500 Hong Kong12
3,607 Somalia12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
9,958 Northern Ireland9
2,922 Iceland9
14,059 Lebanon9
14,436 Haiti7
1,243 South Korea7
1,436 Antigua and Barbuda6
1,253 Cayman Islands6
19,147 Ethiopia6
89,049 Greece6
939 Northern Mariana Islands6
51,993 United Arab Emirates6
3,090 Vietnam6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Cathe. Duran hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Izaac Wright and arrived on October 17, 1848. Andrew Duran (27) Workman, Michael Duran, aged 25, Mary Duran, aged 50, Immigrant Rose Duran, 23 years old Eliza Duran, 21 years old Mary Duran, Workman Lawce. Duran, Workman Pat Duran, and 5 other Duran around 100% of whom were workman migrated to US.

From Italy

Peasant U Duran from Italy aboard the Cachemire from Naples. She is registered to be 41 years old when she arrived in USA on June 2, 1891.

From Germany

Henry Duran worked as laborer and hailed from Germany. 19 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool & Queenstown on City Of Antwerp and arrived on September 1, 1873. 16 years old Augte. Duran, Marie Duran, aged 40, Laborer Antie Duran, U Duran, aged 48, 28 years old Anna Duran, 4 years old Mihaly Duran, U-Mr Duran (34) Farmer, U Duran (56) Trader, are other Duran that migrated to US from Liverpool & Queenstown, Southampton, Bremen and Havre.

Duran Namesakes

  • Khalid Duran, s Albert Scardino
  • Tita Duran, Filipina film actress
  • Aaron Duran, American writer and media producer
  • Profiat Duran, physician, philosopher, grammarian
  • Solomon ben Simon Duran, medieval rabbi with antagonistic views towards the Kabbalah
  • Elena Duran, Mexican American flautist
  • Jane Duran, Cuban poet
  • Dolores Duran, Brazilian singer and songwriter
  • Duran Duran, English new wave and synth-pop band
  • Francisco Martin Duran, is most known for his actions of October 29, 1994
  • Elvis Duran, American radio personality
  • George Duran, 'The Secret Life Of
  • Massimiliano Duran, former Italian professional boxer
  • John Duran, American municipal politician and Mayor of West Hollywood

Duran Namesakes

  • Khalid Duran, s Albert Scardino
  • Tita Duran, Filipina film actress
  • Aaron Duran, American writer and media producer
  • Profiat Duran, physician, philosopher, grammarian
  • Solomon ben Simon Duran, medieval rabbi with antagonistic views towards the Kabbalah
  • Elena Duran, Mexican American flautist
  • Jane Duran, Cuban poet
  • Dolores Duran, Brazilian singer and songwriter
  • Duran Duran, English new wave and synth-pop band
  • Francisco Martin Duran, is most known for his actions of October 29, 1994
  • Elvis Duran, American radio personality
  • George Duran, 'The Secret Life Of
  • Massimiliano Duran, former Italian professional boxer
  • John Duran, American municipal politician and Mayor of West Hollywood

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