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Dure Family Crest
Dure Family Crest
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Where did the French Dure family come from? What is the French Dure family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dure family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dure family history?

The Dure surname evolved from the Old French word "dur," meaning "hard," or "hardy." In some instances the name may have developed from the prefix "de" meaning "son of," as in de Huré becoming Duré.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Duré, Dure, Durat, Durate, Duret, Durel, Durelle, Durette, Durot, Dureau, D'Huré, Hurette, Hureau, Hurel and many more.

First found in Brittany, originally Armorica in ancient times, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dol and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. They were anciently the Lords and Counts of Auvergne and Brettagne.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dure research. Another 151 words(11 lines of text) covering the years 1488, 1648, and 1677 are included under the topic Early Dure History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Dure Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dure Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Thomas Dure, who arrived in Maryland in 1683

Dure Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Francis Dure, who landed in Savanna(h), Ga in 1837

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  2. de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.
  3. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  4. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  5. Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
  6. Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
  7. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  8. Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore. Print.
  9. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
  10. Doyle, William. The Oxford History of the French Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Print. (ISBN 0192852213).
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The Dure Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dure Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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