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Dury Family History

Dury Surname Meaning

French: habitational name from Dury, the name of several places in the north of France, e.g. in Aisne, Pas-de-Calais, and Somme, from the Gallo-Roman estate Duriacum.

French and Walloon: topographic name with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’ for someone who lived by a stream from regional French ry and Walloon ri ‘stream’ (from Latin rivus); or a habitational name for someone from Le Ry, a place e.g. in Wallonia (Belgium). This surname is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium. Compare Durieux.

English: either a habitational name from Dury in Lydford, Devon, or a name of French origin (see above), the surname having been taken to England by the Huguenots.

Scottish: variant of Durie.

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


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You can see how Dury families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dury family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Dury families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 95 Dury families living in Somerset. This was about 24% of all the recorded Dury's in United Kingdom. Somerset had the highest population of Dury families in 1891.
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What did your Dury ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Colliery Hewer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Dury. 34% of Dury men worked as a Colliery Hewer and 83% of Dury women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Dury were Farm Labourer and Household Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Colliery Hewer
    34%
  • General Labourer
    23%
  • Coal Hewer
    12%
  • Farm Labourer
    12%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    83%
  • Private Means
    6%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    4%
  • Household Duties
    2%

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Passenger Lists

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Dury. For the veterans among your Dury ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Dury lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Dury life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1977, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Dury in 1945 was 49, and 96 in 2004.

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