The Duro surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 572 people carried this name — #38,640 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 526,300 people counted. That is up 10% from 519 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Duro surname
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Duro. It could also derive from Albanian Duro.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Duro» (English), 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 1,035 people named Duro 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 154 people named Duro.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
50 people named Duro live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 30 people named Duro 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 Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
25 people named Duro have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 36 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lublin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
37 people named Duro is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
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).
Who carried it
People named Duro,
with a public archive behind them.
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Aldo Duro 1916–2000 · Romanist
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Aldo Duro 1916–2000 · Romanist
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Emilio Duro Peña 1919–1995 · archivist
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Pierre Duro 1943– · politician
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Alain Duro 1950– · politician
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Duro Faseyi 1956– · politician
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Duro.
- Durie 347 · U.S. census
- Durieux 184 · U.S. census
- During 344 · U.S. census
- Duris 342 · U.S. census
- Durlin 157 · U.S. census
- Durner 223 · U.S. census
- Durocher 2,662 · U.S. census
- Duron 6,037 · U.S. census
- Duros 183 · U.S. census
- Durousseau 212 · U.S. census
- Duroy 129 · U.S. census
- Durr 6,937 · U.S. census
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