The surname Durban
A French surname, carried by 353 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈdɝ.bən/ 2 syllables Soundex D615
Origin
French origin
From D'Urban, from French d'Urbain, from Urbain, from Latin Urbanus, from urbanis, from urbs. * The city in South Africa is named after Benjamin D'Urban.
One of 791 French surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 353 people named Durban in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 874,633 Americans. That is down 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 397.
Who is named Durban
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
92% of people named Durban identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 92%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 3.4%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Durban
Durban has the Soundex code D615, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D615.
Other French surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Durban come from?
- From D'Urban, from French d'Urbain, from Urbain, from Latin Urbanus, from urbanis, from urbs. * The city in South Africa is named after Benjamin D'Urban.
- How common is the surname Durban?
- 353 people in the United States had the surname Durban in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 874,633 Americans. It ranked 57,639th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Durban?
- In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Durban identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- How do you pronounce Durban?
- Durban is /ˈdɝ.bən/, 2 syllables.
- Is the surname Durban getting more or less common?
- Less common. 397 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 353 in 2010, down 11%.