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    The surname Duran

    A Spanish surname, carried by 89,401 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D650

    Duran: #349 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Duran #349, 89,401 people Duran: #349 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Duran #349, 89,401 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Duran is more common than 99.8% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Durán. This surname is predominantly found in Mexico.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 89,401 people named Duran in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,453 Americans. That is up 31% since 2000, when the Census counted 68,046.

    #349
    rank among US surnames
    89,401
    people in 2010
    30
    per 100,000 Americans
    +31.4%
    change since 2000 (was #434)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #340Carrillo91,1293,388
    #341Sutton90,9643,394
    #342Fleming90,6773,405
    #343Rhodes90,6703,405
    #344Shelton90,5173,411
    #345Schwartz90,0713,428
    #346Norris89,7963,438

    Who is named Duran

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    87% of people named Duran identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 87%
    • White (not Hispanic) 9.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • Two or more races 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Durans

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Dolores Duran
      Brazilian singer and composer (1930-1959)
    • Cassius Duran
      Brazilian diver (1979-)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Duran

    Duran has the Soundex code D650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D650.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Duran come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Durán. This surname is predominantly found in Mexico.
    How common is the surname Duran?
    89,401 people in the United States had the surname Duran in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,453 Americans. It ranked 349th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Duran?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Duran identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.9% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Duran?
    Dolores Duran, Brazilian singer and composer (1930-1959), followed by Cassius Duran.
    Where is the surname Duran most common?
    Wikidata records people named Duran in Brazil.
    Is the surname Duran getting more or less common?
    More common. 68,046 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 89,401 in 2010, up 31%.