How common is the surname Durant?

12,428 people in the United States had the surname Durant in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,843 Americans. It ranked 2,889th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Durant?

Will Durant, American historian, philosopher and writer (1885-1981), followed by William Crapo Durant.

Where is the surname Durant most common?

Wikidata records people named Durant in the United States, Belgium and Australia.

Is the surname Durant getting more or less common?

More common. 11,699 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,428 in 2010, up 6.2%.

The surname Durant

A surname, carried by 12,428 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D653

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Durant is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,428 people named Durant in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,843 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,699.

#2,889

rank among US surnames

12,428

people in 2010

4.2

per 100,000 Americans

+6.2%

change since 2000 (was #2,811)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,880	McCurdy	12,463	24,773
#2,881	Bertrand	12,461	24,777
#2,882	Spann	12,457	24,785
#2,883	Cooney	12,455	24,789
#2,885	Berrios	12,451	24,797
#2,886	Zelaya	12,448	24,803
#2,887	Jaeger	12,436	24,827

Who is named Durant

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

52% of people named Durant identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 52%
Black (not Hispanic) 37%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.4%
Two or more races 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Durants

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Will Durant
American historian, philosopher and writer (1885-1981)
William Crapo Durant
American automotive businessman (1861–1947)
Isabel Durant
Australian actress and dancer (born 1991)
Don Durant
American actor and businessman (1932-2005)
Daniel Durant
American actor, born 1989
Albert Durant
Belgian water polo player, born 1892
Isabelle Durant
Belgian politician, born 1954
Thomas C. Durant
American railroad promoter, financier (1820–1885)

Notable Durants come mostly from the United States (5), Belgium (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Durant

Durant has the Soundex code D653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D653.

Questions

How common is the surname Durant?: 12,428 people in the United States had the surname Durant in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,843 Americans. It ranked 2,889th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Durant?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Durant identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Durant?: Will Durant, American historian, philosopher and writer (1885-1981), followed by William Crapo Durant.
Where is the surname Durant most common?: Wikidata records people named Durant in the United States, Belgium and Australia.
Is the surname Durant getting more or less common?: More common. 11,699 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,428 in 2010, up 6.2%.