Given name & surname

Duryea

“an enduring man”

Duryea is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “an enduring man.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One interpretation is “an enduring man.”

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Duryea through the years

Babies since 1880
5
5 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
1999
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
012320002025Highest share 19990.0
Duryea in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1999–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,765 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.

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Sibling ideas

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