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 (1680–1763), Huguenot French and English minister and historian
• 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 (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

See also

• Durant (surname)
• Durand (disambiguation)
• Randt

References

1. Dictionary of American Family Names, ed. Patrick Hanks, s.v. "Durand".