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Dury Name Meaning

French: habitational name from Dury the name of several places in the north of France e.g. in Aisne Pas-de-Calais and Somme from the Gallo-Roman estate Duriacum. French and Walloon: topographic name with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’ for someone who lived by a stream from regional French ry and Walloon ri ‘stream’ (from Latin rivus); or a habitational name for someone from Le Ry a place e.g. in Wallonia (Belgium). This surname is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium. Compare Durieux . English: either a habitational name from Dury in Lydford Devon or a name of French origin (see above) the surname having been taken to England by the Huguenots. Scottish: variant of Durie .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Dery, Bury, Drury, Duray, Dura, Ury, Jury, Durm, Duty, Duke

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You can see how Dury families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dury family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Dury families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 14 Dury families living in Ontario. This was about 40% of all the recorded Dury's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Dury families in 1911.

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Census Records

There are 10,000 census records available for the last name Dury. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Dury census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Dury. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Dury. For the veterans among your Dury ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Dury life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1977, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Dury in 1945 was 49, and 96 in 2004.

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