How common is the surname Durrance?

1,115 people in the United States had the surname Durrance in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 276,902 Americans. It ranked 22,944th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Durrance?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Durrance identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Durrance?

Samuel T. Durrance, American scientist (1943–2023).

Where is the surname Durrance most common?

Wikidata records people named Durrance in the United States.

Is the surname Durrance getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,397 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,115 in 2010, down 20%.

The surname Durrance

A surname, carried by 1,115 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Durrance is more common than 85.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,115 people named Durrance in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 276,902 Americans. That is down 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,397.

#22,944

rank among US surnames

1,115

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-20.2%

change since 2000 (was #18,312)

Who is named Durrance

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

94% of people named Durrance identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Durrances

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Samuel T. Durrance
American scientist (1943–2023)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Durrance

Dorrance

Durrance has the Soundex code D652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D652.

Questions

How common is the surname Durrance?: 1,115 people in the United States had the surname Durrance in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 276,902 Americans. It ranked 22,944th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Durrance?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Durrance identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Durrance?: Samuel T. Durrance, American scientist (1943–2023).
Where is the surname Durrance most common?: Wikidata records people named Durrance in the United States.
Is the surname Durrance getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,397 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,115 in 2010, down 20%.