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Durie Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Durie a place in Scoonie (Fife) named from Gaelic dobhar ‘stream’ + the locative suffix -ach. Scottish: from the Middle English female personal name Derith Dereth (Old English Dēorgȳth from dēor ‘fierce’ or dēore ‘dear’ + gȳth ‘battle’). French (mainly northern; also Durié): variant of Durier (and in North America an altered form of this) itself an altered form of Duriez a topographic name with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’ from Old French ries ‘uncultivated land’; or a habitational name for someone from Le Riez the name of several places in the north of France. Compare Duree Duryea and Duryee .

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


Similar surnames: Duris, Durio, Murie, Urie, Dube, Duthie, Dutil, Dargie, Lurie, Duree

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Where is the Durie family from?

You can see how Durie families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Durie family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Durie families were found in and Scotland in 1841. In 1911 there were 44 Durie families living in Ontario. This was about 70% of all the recorded Durie's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Durie families in 1911.
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What did your Durie ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Durie. 37% of Durie men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Durie women worked as a Housewife. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    37%
  • Clerk
    28%
  • Salesman
    19%
  • Fireman
    19%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Housewife
    100%
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What is the average Durie lifespan?

Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Durie life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1951, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Durie in 1951 was 55, and 82 in 2004.

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