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    The surname Duro

    An Italian surname, carried by 572 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D600

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Duro is more common than 76.2% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

    Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Duro. It could also derive from Albanian Duro.

    One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 572 people named Duro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 539,765 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 519.

    #38,640
    rank among US surnames
    572
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10.2%
    change since 2000 (was #39,824)

    Who is named Duro

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

    52% of people named Duro identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 12% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 52%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 19%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 12%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
    • Two or more races 3.0%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Duros

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Klodian Duro
      Albanian association football player, born 1977
    • Albert Duro
      Albanian footballer, born 1978
    • Samir Duro
      Bosnian footballer (born 1977)

    Notable Duros come mostly from Albania (2) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Duro

    Duro has the Soundex code D600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D600.

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Duro come from?
    Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Duro. It could also derive from Albanian Duro.
    How common is the surname Duro?
    572 people in the United States had the surname Duro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 539,765 Americans. It ranked 38,640th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Duro?
    In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Duro identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Duro?
    Klodian Duro, Albanian association football player, followed by Albert Duro.
    Where is the surname Duro most common?
    Wikidata records people named Duro in Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    Is the surname Duro getting more or less common?
    More common. 519 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 572 in 2010, up 10%.