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Duran Family History

Duran Name Meaning

Spanish (Durán) Catalan and southern French: from a variant of the personal name Durand . Polish and Romanian: from a derivative of Dura . Slovak (Ďuran): from a pet form of the personal name Ďura ‘George’ (see Dura ). Slovak (also Duraň) and Croatian: nickname from a derivative of Slovak duriť sa ‘to be angry’ and Croatian duriti se ‘to pout to sulk’ also ‘to be angry’. Czech: nickname derived from the root of dialect durný meaning ‘strong’ but also ‘wrongheaded soft in the head’. Bosniak: from a derivative of the old Bosniak Muslim personal name of Turkish origin Durak (see Durakovic compare Turkish name below). It is also found as a Croatian surname originating from the time of the Turkish occupation of the Balkans.7: Turkish: ornamental name or nickname from a derivative of durmak ‘to remain to endure’ or perhaps from regional duran ‘mountain path’.8: Croatian and Serbian (Đuran): from a pet form of the personal name Đurađ from Greek Geōrgios (see George ).9: Irish: variant of Doran .

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


Similar surnames: Dura, Duron, Juran, Durand, Durban, Doran, Duda, Duray, Duman, Uran

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You can see how Duran families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Duran family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Duran families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 23 Duran families living in Quebec. This was about 39% of all the recorded Duran's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Duran families in 1911.
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In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Duran. 60% of Duran men worked as a Farmer. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    60%
  • Journalier
    40%
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Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Duran life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Duran in 1944 was 22, and 68 in 2004.

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