The Duran surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 89,401 people carried this name — #349 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,300 people counted. That is up 31% from 68,046 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Duran surname
From dur, durować, or dura (archaic form of dziura).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Duran» (Polish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 28,659 people named Duran live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,116 people named Duran.
264 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 59 départements, most often Ariège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 909 people named Duran live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in East Flanders.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
719 people named Duran live in Switzerland.
They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
415 people named Duran have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 579 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
243 people named Duran are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Duran in American newspapers,
1906–1924.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 58,184 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Duran,
with a public archive behind them.
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Toribi Duran i Garrigolas 1814–1888 · industrialist -
Manuel Durán y Bas 1823–1907 · writer -
Manuel Duran i Ventosa 1862–1909 · physician -
Manuel Duran i Duran 1863–1906 · writer -
Lluís Duran i Ventosa 1870–1954 · lawyer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 233 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Duran.
- Duque 8,058 · U.S. census
- Duquesnay 161 · U.S. census
- Duquet 147 · U.S. census
- Dura 522 · U.S. census
- Durain 112 · U.S. census
- Durak 151 · U.S. census
- Durance 140 · U.S. census
- Duranceau 270 · U.S. census
- Durand 8,729 · U.S. census
- Durando 315 · U.S. census
- Durant 12,428 · U.S. census
- Durante 3,369 · U.S. census
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