Durst surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Durst surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 5,832 people carried this name — #5,483 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,300 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

995 people named Durst live in Switzerland.

They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 262
Glarus 197
St. Gallen 98
Bern 75
Aargau 67
Graubünden 47
Basel-Landschaft 43
Thurgau 38

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 212 people named Durst.

18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 18
Bas-Rhin 67
Haute-Marne 54
Meurthe-et-Moselle 17
Vosges 8
Paris 8
Seine-Maritime 5
Haut-Rhin 5
Moselle 5

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

In Poland’s population register

38 people named Durst have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 59 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

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

Where they live today

Masovian 20
Pomeranian 10
Silesian 6
Lesser Poland 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Durst is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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