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Durie Family History

Durie Surname Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Durie, a place in Scoonie (Fife), named from Gaelic dobhar ‘stream’ + the locative suffix -ach. Scottish: from the Middle English female personal name Derith Dereth (Old English Dēorgȳth from dēor ‘fierce’ or dēore ‘dear’ + gȳth ‘battle’).

French (mainly northern; also Durié): variant of Durier (and in North America an altered form of this) itself an altered form of Duriez, a topographic name with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’ from Old French ries ‘uncultivated land’; or a habitational name for someone from Le Riez, the name of several places in the north of France.

Compare Duree, Duryea, and Duryee.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Durie families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Durie family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Durie families were found in and Scotland in 1841. In 1891 there were 28 Durie families living in Lancashire. This was about 31% of all the recorded Durie's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Durie families in 1891.
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What did your Durie ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Durie. 83% of Durie women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    83%
  • Private Means
    11%
  • Domestic Duties
    7%

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Passenger Lists

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What is the average Durie lifespan?

Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Durie life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1951, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Durie in 1951 was 55, and 82 in 2004.

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