Durbin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Durbin family

The surname Durbin was first found in Languedoc, in the south of France, 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 Nimes and Toulouse 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.

Early History of the Durbin family

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Durbin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Durban, Derban, Dorban, Dorbays, Darbon, Darbou, Dorpon and many more.

Early Notables of the Durbin family

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Durbin Ranking

the United States, the name Durbin is the 2,398^th most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1

Durbin migration to the United States +

Durbin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Skip Durbin, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1787 2

Durbin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

George Durbin, aged 40, who settled in America, in 1892
John Durbin, aged 50, who settled in America, in 1893
J. W. Durbin, aged 60, who immigrated to the United States, in 1895
W. T. Durbin, aged 36, who landed in America, in 1896
Caroline Durbin, aged 45, who immigrated to America from Lomerstown, in 1899
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Durbin Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Nellie Durbin, aged 28, who landed in America from England, in 1901
Frank Durbin, aged 21, who immigrated to the United States from England, in 1902
Annie Durbin, aged 21, who immigrated to the United States from Charleston, Ireland, in 1907
Hannah D. Durbin, aged 27, who landed in America, in 1908
Wm. Thomas Durbin, aged 62, who settled in America, in 1909
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Contemporary Notables of the name Durbin (post 1700) +

Caleb Durbin (b. 2000), American professional baseball infielder
Michael William Durbin (b. 1941), retired American professional bowler and bowling broadcaster
Richard "Dick" Joseph Durbin (b. 1944), American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from the state of Illinois 3
Karen Durbin (1944-2025), American journalist, feminist, and critic, best known for her work with The Village Voice
Blaine Alphonsus "Kid" Durbin (1886-1943), American left-handed Major League Baseball outfielder and pitcher
Joseph Adam "J. D." Durbin (b. 1982), American pitcher
Frederic S. Durbin, American writer and novelist of fantasy and horror
Chad Griffin Durbin (b. 1977), American Major League Baseball pitcher
William W. Durbin, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1912 (speaker), 1924, 1928, 1932; Candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1912 4
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Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html