The Duren surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,013 people carried this name — #8,254 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 73,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,868 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 44 people named Duren.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Moselle.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 2
Moselle 24
Meurthe-et-Moselle 9
Paris 4
Marne 2
Cantal 1
Gironde 1
Seine-et-Marne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

42 people named Duren is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 42

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).

In print

Duren in American newspapers,
1907–1924.

Newspaper page from Wauwatosa News carrying the name Duren
Wauwatosa News 1907-12-20
Newspaper page from Baraboo Weekly News carrying the name Duren
Baraboo Weekly News 1924-09-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Duren in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1970s.

91 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Duren. The most, 20, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 40
Queensland 17
Victoria 14
ACT (Canberra) 9
South Australia 5
Western Australia 4
Tasmania 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Duren.

Who carried it

People named Duren,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ryne Duren
    Ryne Duren 1929–2011 · baseball player
  • Elnathan Freeman Duren 1817–1915
  • William Larkin Duren 1870–1965 · editor
  • Dorothy Kimberley Duren 1904–
  • William Larkin Duren, Jr. 1905–2008 · mathematician
  • Mary Hardesty Duren 1905–1998 · zoologist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Duren,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States228 records

228 records of the Duren name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 127
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 47
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 24
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 17
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 8
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Frederick J. Düren

    Born 1919 in Connecticut. Enlisted 1944 at New Haven; painter from New Haven County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1984, buried at Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterbury, Connecticut.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anna Düren

    Arrived at New Orleans in 1852 aboard the Old England from Havre, aged 21; farmer. From Bavaria, Germany; bound for Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Thomas L. Duren

    U.S. Air Force veteran. Born 1938, died 1995; buried at Dayton National Cemetery, Ohio.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 228 records for Duren in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Germany119 records

119 records of the Duren name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hans Düren

    From Kirchberg, Simmern. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 1 July 1915 (Field Artillery Regiment No. 23).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Emil Düren

    From Langerfeld, Schwelm. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 15 September 1916.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Theodor Düren

    From Hackenbroich, Neuß. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 25 October 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 119 records for Duren in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands92 records

92 records of the Duren name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 50
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 23
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 19
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Johanna Duren

    In the population register of Nijmegen; maidservant, born 1836 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Nijmegen (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Johanna Düren

    Died 1960 in Maastricht, aged 68.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Willem Duren

    Married in 1628 in Delft; "cleermaecker".

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 92 records for Duren in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Belgium66 records

66 records of the Duren name in Belgium
  • Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 54
  • Belgian population registers 12
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jean Düren

    Married in 1933 in Aalst; tailor, born 1871 in Rheinbreitbach. Died 1935 in Aalst, aged 64.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Aalst (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Antoinetta Düren

    Married in 1889 in Aalst; day labourer, born 1867 in Rheinbreitbach-Duitsland. Died 1934 in Aalst, aged 67.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Aalst (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jan Baptista Düren

    Born 1902 in Hofstade. Died 1943 in Aalst, aged 41; "kaaiwerker".

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Aalst (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 66 records for Duren in Belgium.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France19 records

19 records of the Duren name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Justin Louis Düren

    Born 1904 in Maizières-lès-Metz; died 1986 in Marange-Silvange (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Leontine Düren

    Born 1896 in Paris; died 1991 in Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Louis Marie Düren

    Born 1931 in Maizières-lès-Metz; died 2001 in Metz (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 19 records for Duren in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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