Durham is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Durham
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The northern city, anciently written Duresme.

One who came from Durham meaning "island with a hill," in Durham.

The form of the Dorgan. Grandson of little Dorchaidhe meaning "dark man".

How popular is Durham?

Durham is common in United States, England, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Wales, Scotland, Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa, Turks and Caicos Islands.

Durham is ranked 8335 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Durham bearers increased by 3 per cent in 2010 US census to 43635 since 2000, the surname slipped by 52 spots and ranked at 792. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 73.03 75.5
Black 21.54 20.74
Others 2.2 1.54
Hispanic or Latino 2.17 1.31
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.63 0.6
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.43 0.32
Durham is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Turks and Caicos Islands lie ahead in terms of density. Around 68472 people have been found who wears Durham as their family name. Durham is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Durham:
718 United States58,456
Countries with thousands of Durham:
1,779 England4,605
3,745 Canada1,298
3,054 Australia1,221
Countries with hundreds of Durham:
1,953 New Zealand405
892 Wales385
1,857 Scotland365
677 Trinidad and Tobago330
22,792 South Africa250
64 Turks and Caicos Islands123
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
263 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines99
3,552 Ireland97
148 Bermuda70
13,711 Israel68
2,172 Suriname64
18,543 Mexico64
29,899 Japan54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
119,987 Germany35
14,967 Kuwait29
4,684 Panama28
369,827 India26
54,943 Netherlands25
14,824 Dominican Republic23
767 Guernsey22
66,013 Greece21
16,789 Iraq21
922 Barbados20
320,775 Thailand19
303,310 Indonesia18
36,405 Switzerland16
7,073 Northern Ireland15
24,061 United Arab Emirates14
295,035 Brazil13
280,838 France11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
213,993 Philippines10
44,190 Norway9
160,212 Iran9
113,457 Italy9
21,385 Ecuador8
53,030 Hungary8
92,581 Zimbabwe8
92,666 Spain7
848 Bahamas6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Richard Durham from Great Britain aboard the John Robert from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 21 years old when he arrived in USA on June 1, 1846. 21 years old Thomas Durham, John Durham, aged 49, Immigrant Mary Durham, 16 years old Henry Durham, Immigrant Catherine Durham, Maria Durham (Born at sea) Infant, Joseph Durham (18) Immigrant, Spinster Ann Durham, Hannah Durham, aged 20, and 8 other Durham around 57.14% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster and servant migrated to US.

From Germany

Henry Durham worked as tailor and hailed from Germany. 34 years old embarked for USA from Antwerp on Rhynland and arrived on June 6, 1890. 23 years old Eduard Durham, are other Durham that migrated to US.

Durham Namesakes

  • Turgot of Durham, was Archdeacon and Prior of Durham
  • Symeon of Durham, English chronicler and a monk of Durham Priory
  • William of Durham, is said to have
  • Adrian Durham, football journalist and broadcaster
  • George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham, British peer
  • John Lambton, 5th Earl of Durham, British peer
  • Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham, British musician and a member of the band, 'Pearl
  • Kenneth Durham, British schoolteacher, educationalist
  • William J. Durham, resident of Sherman, Texas for much of his life
  • Jim Durham, American sportscaster
  • Wes Durham, American sportscaster
  • Terrence Durham, American professional basketball player
  • Kris Durham, American football wide receiver
  • Edmund of Durham, was Bishop of Durham from 1021 to 1041
  • Edith Durham, British traveller
  • Judith Durham, Australian singer and musician
  • John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, British Whig statesman, colonial administrator
  • Geoffrey Durham, "
  • Ray Durham, former Major League Baseball second baseman
  • Leon Durham, former first baseman and outfielder
  • Philip Charles Durham, Royal Navy officer whose service
  • Christine M. Durham, American lawyer and judge,
  • Hugh Durham, retired American basketball coach
  • David Anthony Durham, American novelist
  • Woody Durham, American play-by-play radio announcer for the North Carolina Tar Heels football and men’s basketball programs
  • Rhea Durham, American model
  • Pat Durham, retired American professional basketball player
  • Hasan Durham, Bermudian cricketer,
  • Robert D. Durham, retired Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
  • Paul Durham, American musician and producer
  • Nancy Durham, Canadian journalist
  • Ron Durham, Australian rules footballer
  • Ashley Durham, beauty queen from Tennessee
  • Brandon Durham, American streetball player from Oklahoma City
  • Milton J. Durham, U.S. Representative
  • Eddie Durham, American musician
  • Carl T. Durham, U.S. Representative from North Carolina
  • G. Homer Durham, general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Ed Durham, pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Jimmie Durham, American sculptor, essayist and poet

Durham Namesakes

  • Turgot of Durham, was Archdeacon and Prior of Durham
  • Symeon of Durham, English chronicler and a monk of Durham Priory
  • William of Durham, is said to have
  • Adrian Durham, football journalist and broadcaster
  • George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham, British peer
  • John Lambton, 5th Earl of Durham, British peer
  • Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham, British musician and a member of the band, 'Pearl
  • Kenneth Durham, British schoolteacher, educationalist
  • William J. Durham, resident of Sherman, Texas for much of his life
  • Jim Durham, American sportscaster
  • Wes Durham, American sportscaster
  • Terrence Durham, American professional basketball player
  • Kris Durham, American football wide receiver
  • Edmund of Durham, was Bishop of Durham from 1021 to 1041
  • Edith Durham, British traveller
  • Judith Durham, Australian singer and musician
  • John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, British Whig statesman, colonial administrator
  • Geoffrey Durham, "
  • Ray Durham, former Major League Baseball second baseman
  • Leon Durham, former first baseman and outfielder
  • Philip Charles Durham, Royal Navy officer whose service
  • Christine M. Durham, American lawyer and judge,
  • Hugh Durham, retired American basketball coach
  • David Anthony Durham, American novelist
  • Woody Durham, American play-by-play radio announcer for the North Carolina Tar Heels football and men’s basketball programs
  • Rhea Durham, American model
  • Pat Durham, retired American professional basketball player
  • Hasan Durham, Bermudian cricketer,
  • Robert D. Durham, retired Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
  • Paul Durham, American musician and producer
  • Nancy Durham, Canadian journalist
  • Ron Durham, Australian rules footballer
  • Ashley Durham, beauty queen from Tennessee
  • Brandon Durham, American streetball player from Oklahoma City
  • Milton J. Durham, U.S. Representative
  • Eddie Durham, American musician
  • Carl T. Durham, U.S. Representative from North Carolina
  • G. Homer Durham, general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Ed Durham, pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Jimmie Durham, American sculptor, essayist and poet

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