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Where did the English Duran family come from? What is the English Duran family crest and coat of arms? When did the Duran family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Duran family history?
The distinguished surname Duran was first brought to England in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name is patronymic in origin, signifying "the son of Durant," an Old French personal name. Looking at records from this time, we found Geoffry, Roger and Henry Durant who claimed descent from Normandy c. 1180-95 while another census in 1198, lists Aceline, Ralph, Richard, and Robert Durant.
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Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Durand, Durant, Durande, Durrane, Dant, Dante and many more.First found in Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and Salop, where the Duran family held a family seat from early times, having been granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Duran name or one of its variants:
- Diego Durán, who settled in America in 1510
- Rodrigo Durán, who arrived in Cartagena in 1534
- Diego Durán, who arrived in the Dominican Republic in 1535
- Juan Durán, who arrived in Mexico in 1563
- Juan Duran, who arrived in Peru in 1565
Duran Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- John Duran, who arrived in Virginia in 1654
Duran Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Charles Duran, who arrived in New Jersey in 1738-1739
- Charles Duran, who lived in New Jersey from 1738-1739
- Joseph Duran, who arrived in South Carolina in 1755
- Paul Duran, who arrived in South Carolina in 1755
- Gregorio Durán, who arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1778 with his wife Ana
Duran Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Salvador Duran, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1802
- Jose Maria Duran, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1804
- Tiburcio Duran, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1809
- Diego Duran, who landed in America in 1810
- Garcia Duran, who arrived in America in 1812
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- Manuel Durán y Bas, Spanish politician
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