Durand (surname)

Durand, du Rand or du Randt is a surname of French origin. It ultimately derives from the Latin omen name Durandus, meaning "enduring".^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

André Durand (born 1947), Canadian painter
Angèle Durand (1925–2001), Belgian singer and actress
Anthony Durand (1956–2009), American potter
Alain Durand (born 1967), French footballer
Asher Brown Durand (1796–1886), American painter
Auguste Durand (1830–1909), French organist, publisher, and composer
Bernice Durand (1942–2022), American physicist
Carlos Durand (1826-1904), the namesake of the Hospital Durand in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Christophe Durand (born 1973), French table tennis player
Claude Durand (1938–2015), French publisher, translator, and writer
Cora Durand (1902–1998), American potter
David Durand (historian) (1680–1763), Huguenot French and English minister and historian
David Durand (actor) (1920–1998), American actor
Dimitri Durand (born 1982), French footballer
Earl Durand (1913–1939), American outlaw
Edmé-Antoine Durand (1768–1835), French diplomat and art collector
Elias Durand (1794–1873), American pharmacist and botanist
Elias Judah Durand (1870–1922), American mycologist and botanist
Estienne Durand (1586–1618), French poet
Florentin Durand (born 1982), French ski jumper
Frank Durand (1895–1978), American politician
Frédérik Durand (born 1988), Canadian DJ
George Du Rand (born 1982), South African swimmer
George H. Durand (1838–1903), American politician
Georges-Mathieu de Durand (died 1997), Canadian monk
Gilbert Durand (1921–2012), French academic
Gilles Durand (born 1952), Canadian former cyclist
Ginette Durand (1929–2018), French gymnast
Godefroy Durand (1832–1896), French illustrator
Grace Durand (1867–1948), American clubwoman, business owner, and temperance activist
Gregory Durand (born 1977), French short track speed skater
Guillaume Durand (1230–1296), French canonist and liturgist
Hélène Durand (1883–1934), Belgian botanical illustrator
Henry Marion Durand (1812–1871), British Indian Army officer and colonial administrator
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand (1850–1924), British diplomat and civil servant in British India
Henry R. Durand (1855–1932), businessman
Henry Strong Durand (1861–1929), American medical doctor and philanthropist
Hippolyte Durand (1801–1882), French architect
Jacky Durand (born 1967), French professional cyclist
Jacques Durand (1920–2009), French engineer and automobile designer
Jacques Durand (publisher) (1865–1928), French music publisher and composer
James Durand (1775–1833), businessman and political figure in Upper Canada
Jean Durand (1882–1946), French screenwriter and film director
Jean-Marie Durand (born 1940), French Assyriologist
Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand (1760–1834), French author, teacher and architect
Jean-Philippe Durand (born 1960), French footballer
Joël-François Durand (born 1954), French composer
Johann Durand (born 1981), French football player
John Durand (MP, died 1788) (1719–1788)
John Hodsdon Durand (1761–1830)
José Durand Laguna (1885–1965), Argentine footballer and manager
Julien Durand (disambiguation), several
Kevin Durand (born 1974), Canadian actor
Laurent Durand (1712–1763), French publisher
Léopold Durand (1666–1746), French architect
Lorenzo T. Durand (1849–1917), American lawyer and politician
Manon Durand (born 1998), French canoeist
Marguerite Durand (1864–1936), French stage actress, journalist, and suffragette
Marie Durand (1711–1776), French Protestant
Martín Durand (born 1976), Argentine rugby union player
Os du Randt (born 1972), South African rugby player
Peter Durand (1766–1822), British inventor of the tin can
Pierre Durand (disambiguation), several
Raymond Durand (1786–1837), French diplomat
Raymond Durand (politician) (1945–2025), French politician
Raymond Durand (rally driver) (born 1952), French rally driver
Salty du Rand (1926–1979), South African rugby player
Ursin Durand (1682–1771), French monk and historian
William F. Durand (1859–1958), American aeronautical engineer

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