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Duru Surname Meaning

West African (Nigeria): Igbo name from a title of respect traditionally used as a prefix before names of the members of a society of nobles.

West African (Nigeria): from the Yoruba personal name Dúrú apparently from Yoruba dúdú rú literally ‘(a) dark (complexion) springs up’.

Turkish: ornamental name or nickname from duru ‘clear limpid’.

Romanian: from a pet form of the personal name Tudur an old variant of Teodor (see Theodore).

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


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Between 1971 and 2003, in the United States, Duru life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2003, and highest in 1971. The average life expectancy for Duru in 1971 was 100, and 15 in 2003.

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