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Etymology of Duron

What does the name Duron mean?

From the beautiful region of Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), in France, comes the distinguished surname Duron. Duron is a topographic surname, a type of hereditary surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. The name Duron is derived from the French word "roche," meaning "rock," and indicates that the original bearer was distinguished by residence near a prominent rock.

Early Origins of the Duron family

The surname Duron was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this ancient family was recognized as one of the original families of the region. Saint Roch or Rocco (c. 1295-1327) was a Catholic saint, a confessor. He is a patron saint of dogs, falsely accused people, and bachelors. He may have been born c. 1348 and died c. 1376.

The house of des Roches de Chassay was cited since 1275. The family des Roches de Chassay had their nobility confirmed in 1663, after heroic service at the siege of Hesdin. The county of Bigorre, in Burgundy, was the cradle of the house de la Roche-Fontenille, distinguished by their alliances and who occupied in the twelfth century a high rank in the nobility of the province. Two of their members took part in the first crusade of Saint-Louis, but their affiliation was not established until Sanche de la Roche, lord of Fontenille, deceased in the year 1318.

Jean Desroches, born in 1621, travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in Quebec he married Françoise Gode, born in 1636, daughter of Nicolas and Françoise (née Gadois), at Montreal on 18th November 1647. They remained together in Quebec until Jean's death on 23rd August 1684. 1

Early History of the Duron family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Duron research. Another 123 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1470, 1530, 1644, 1658, 1668, 1710, 1724, 1741, 1797 and 1856 are included under the topic Early Duron History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Duron Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Roche, Delaroche, Deroche, Desroches, Desrochers, Laroche, La Roche and many more.

Early Notables of the Duron family

Estienne de La Roche (1470-1530), a French mathematician; Anne de La Roche-Guilhem (1644-1710), a French writer; and Hippolyte de la Roche, also know as Paul, (1797-1856), a French painter, as a student of Gros, he...
Another 34 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Duron Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Duron Ranking

the United States, the name Duron is the 7,841st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2 However, in France, the name Duron is ranked the 3,303rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 3

Duron migration to the United States +



Duron Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Kath Duron, who landed in East New Jersey in 1747 4
  • John Duron, who landed in South Carolina in 1755 4
  • Joseph Duron, who arrived in South Carolina in 1763 4
  • Alexis Duron, aged 19, who arrived in South Carolina in 1763 4
  • Anne Duron, aged 16, who landed in South Carolina in 1763 4
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Duron (post 1700) +

  • Destinney Rosalía Duron Alonzo (b. 1996), American professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil side Juárez
  • Nicholas Gregory "Nick" Duron (b. 1996), American former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2022
  • Dennis Randall "Denny" Duron (b. 1952), American pastor and former American football player and active coach
  • Philippe Duron (b. 1947), French politician, Mayor of Caen (2008-2014)
  • Major-General Amde Duron (1881-1949), French General Officer Commanding 40th Infantry Division (1939-1940) 5
  • Erika Duron Miranda (b. 1974), Mexican silver medalist sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1990s
  1. Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
  2. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  3. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  4. 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)
  5. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 4) Amde Duron. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Duron/Am%C3%A9d%C3%A9e/France.html

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