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Definition: From the Latin name Durandus meaning strong and enduring, the Durand surname comes from the "duro" meaning to harden or make strong. This surname is believed to have evolved simultaneously in several different cultures.
Surname Origin:
Latin, French, Scottish, English
Alternate Surname Spellings:
DURANT, DURRAND, DURANTE, DURRANT, DURRANTE, DURRAN, DURRANCE, DURRENCE
More Resources for the Surname DURAND :
French Genealogy DURAND Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - DURAND Genealogy DURAND Surname & Family Mailing List Surname Finder - DURAND Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - DURAND Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - DURAND Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - DURAND Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
