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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Dorst, Dorste, Duerst, Duerste, Durste, Derst, Dorsts and many more.

First found in Silesia, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always prominent in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that turbulent region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System and the nation.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Durst research. Another 181 words(13 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Durst History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 37 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Durst Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Durst Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Conrad Durst, who settled in Philadelphia in 1738
  • Lowrance Durst, who settled in Philadelphia in 1751
  • Lorentz Durst, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751
  • Paul Durst, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1760
  • Johan Peter Durst, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764

Durst Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • James Durst, who landed in Texas in 1835
  • Christian Durst, age 26, who settled in Texas in 1846
  • Johann Durst, age 47, who, along with his wife Margaretha and their 4 children settled in Texas in 1846
  • Christian Durst, who arrived in Galveston, Tex in 1846
  • Johannes Durst, who landed in Galveston, Tex in 1846


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  • Will Durst, American comedian and political satirist
  • Fred Durst (b. 1971), American, vocalist for the band "Limp Bizkit"
  • Cedric Durst (1896-1971), American Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Seymour Durst (1913-1995), American real estate developer, inventor of the National Debt Clock
  • Will Durst (b. 1952), American political satirist
  • Stephanie Durst (b. 1982), American sprinter
  • Julius Josef Durst (1909-1964), Austrian, engineer, who invented the first automatic camera in 1956, the Durst "Ew Automatica"
  • Matthias Durst (1815-1875), Austrian violinist and composer
  • Richard Durst (b. 1945), eighth president of Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio


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  2. Schenk, Trudy. Wuerttemberg Emigration Index Volume I-VIII. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Inc., 1986. Print.
  3. Fogleman, Aaron Spencer. Hopeful Journeys German Immigration, Settlement, and Political Culture in Colonial America 1717-1775. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Print. (ISBN 978-0812215489).
  4. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  5. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  6. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  7. Bahlow, Hans and Edda Gentry. Translation Dictionary of German Names 2nd Edition. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 2002. Print.
  8. Oswald, G. Lexicon der Heraldik. Leipzig: 1984. Print.
  9. Brechenmacher, Josef Karlmann. Deutches Namenbuch. Stuttgart: Verlag von Adolf Bonz & Comp, 1928. Print.
  10. Kneschke, Dr. Ernest Heinrich. Neues allgemeines Deutsches Adels-Lexicon 9 Volumes New General German Aristocracy Lexicon. Leipzig: Friedrich Voigt, 1859. Print.
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The Durst Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Durst 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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