Origin and popularity of the name DURBAN
Origin
Durban : 1: English (Somerset): variant of Thorburn. It has no connection with the French surname (and placename) Durban (see 3 below). Compare Durbin.2: German: from the personal name Urban the initial D- having been acquired by a misdivision of Sankt Urban ‘Saint Urban’. This surname is also found in France (Alsace).3: French (southern) and Catalan; Spanish (Durbán): habitational name from any of various places called Durban in Ariège Aude Gers and Barcelona presumably of Celtic origin.
Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
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