Given name & surname
Durant
“an enduring man”·“one who stands firm”
Durant is a variant of Durand. Interpretations include “an enduring man” and “one who stands firm”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Durant is a variant of Durand. Interpretations include “an enduring man” and “one who stands firm”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Durant is a variant of Durand. Durand has been associated with Latin and French naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Durant through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 351
- 351 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1914
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1914. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 312 as a first name in 2020; 12,160 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Durant’s family of names
Durant has a related form in Durand. In Greek usage, Durant is a transliteration of Ντυράν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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