Durant (surname)

Durant is a surname of French and English origin. It ultimately derives from the Latin omen name Durandus, meaning "enduring".^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Adrian Durant (born 1984), sprint athlete from the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Albert Durant (1892–?), Belgian water polo player
• Ariel Durant (1898–1981), co-author of The Story of Civilization with husband Will Durant
• Cliff Durant (1890–1937), American racecar driver
• Darian Durant (born 1982), CFL football player
• Don Durant (1932–2005), American actor and singer
• George Durant (1632–1692), Attorney General from North Carolina
• Henry Durant (1802–1875), first president of the University of California
• Henry Bickersteth Durant (1871–1932), Bishop of Lahore (1913–32)
• Henry Fowle Durant (1822–1881), American lawyer and philanthropist
• Hugh Durant (1877–1916), British sport shooter
• Isabelle Durant (born 1954), Belgian politician
• Joanne Durant (born 1975), Barbadian track and field sprinter
• Joe Durant (born 1964), American professional golfer
• John Charles Durant (1846–1929), English printer and Liberal politician
• Justin Durant (born 1985), NFL football player
• Kenneth W. Durant (1919–1942), U.S. Navy sailor
• Kevin Durant (born 1988), American basketball player
• Louis Durant (1910–1972), American racecar driver
• Michael Durant (born 1961), U.S. Army helicopter pilot held prisoner in Somalia in 1993
• Mike Durant (baseball) (born 1969), former American Major League baseball player
• Paul Durant (born 1959), former American racecar driver
• Sam Durant (born 1961), American artist
• Thomas C. Durant (1820–1885), American financier
• Tony Durant (born 1928), British politician
• Will Durant (1885–1981), American philosopher, historian and author, husband of Ariel Durant
• William C. Durant (1861–1947), pioneer of U.S. automobile industry
• William West Durant (1850–1934), American architect and designer

References

1. Dictionary of American Family Names, ed. Patrick Hanks, s.v. "Durant".