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    The surname Durst

    A surname, carried by 5,995 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /dɜː(ɹ)st/ 1 syllable Soundex D623

    Durst: #5,780 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Durst #5,780, 5,995 people Durst: #5,780 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Durst #5,780, 5,995 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Durst is more common than 96.4% of them.

    Origin

    From the German surname, from Durst (“dryness, thirst”).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 5,995 people named Durst in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,501 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,832.

    #5,780
    rank among US surnames
    5,995
    people in 2010
    2.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.8%
    change since 2000 (was #5,483)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,773Carper6,00251,440
    #5,776Eicher5,99751,483
    #5,778Folk5,99651,492
    #5,780Durst5,99551,501
    #5,781Vansickle5,99451,509
    #5,782Tankersley5,99051,543
    #5,783Bedell5,98951,552

    Who is named Durst

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

    91% of people named Durst identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.7%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Dursts

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Fred Durst
      American singer, rapper, actor and director (born 1970)
    • Robert Durst
      American real-estate heir and convicted murderer (1943–2022)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Durst

    Durst has the Soundex code D623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D623.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Durst come from?
    From the German surname, from Durst (“dryness, thirst”).
    How common is the surname Durst?
    5,995 people in the United States had the surname Durst in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,501 Americans. It ranked 5,780th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Durst?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Durst identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Durst?
    Fred Durst, American singer, rapper, actor and director (born 1970), followed by Robert Durst.
    Where is the surname Durst most common?
    Wikidata records people named Durst in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Durst?
    Durst is /dɜː(ɹ)st/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Durst getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,832 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,995 in 2010, up 2.8%.