Explore the Family Name Durrance

The meaning of Durrance

English: variant of Durrans, itself a variant of Durrant, with post-medieval excrescent -s, or in northern England sometimes an altered form of Darwent, with post-medieval excrescent -s (see Darwin).

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How common is the last name Durrance in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Durrance has seen a noticeable decline between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it dropped from 18,312 to 22,944, marking a reduction of approximately 25%. The count of individuals with this last name also decreased during this time period, falling from 1,397 to 1,115 which indicates a 20% decrease. As a result, the proportion of individuals named Durrance per 100k people declined by nearly 27%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,312	#22,944	-25.29%
Count	1,397	1,115	-20.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.38	-26.92%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Durrance

As for the ethnicity associated with the Durrance surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some significant changes between 2000 and 2010. During this time period, the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders with this surname grew by about 26%. On the other hand, there was a slight drop in those identifying as having two or more races, decreasing by around 14%. The majority ethnicity remains White, though it saw a minor decrease of approximately 2%. Notably, there was a substantial increase in the percentage of Hispanics with this surname, rising from 0.93% to 3.32%, representing an increase of about 257%. There were no recorded instances of Blacks or American Indian and Alaskan Natives with the Durrance surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.71%	94.35%	-2.44%
Hispanic	0.93%	3.32%	256.99%
Two or More Races	1.36%	1.17%	-13.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.43%	0.54%	25.58%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%