Given name & surname
Durel
“one who is strong and protective”·“having great strength”
Durel is a variant of Durrell. One English interpretation is “one who is strong and protective.” Durel is a variant of Dureau. One French interpretation is “having great strength.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Durel is a variant of Durrell. One English interpretation is “one who is strong and protective.” Durel is a variant of Dureau. One French interpretation is “having great strength.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Durel is a variant of Durrell. An origin associated with Durrell is English. Durel is a variant of Dureau. An origin associated with Dureau is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Durel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 31
- 31 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 10 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 5 in 1989. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 1985. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 122 as a first name in 2020; 318 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.
Durel’s family of names
Durel has a related form in Durrell. Durel has a related form in Dureau.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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