Durant (surname)

Durant is a surname of French and English origin. It ultimately derives from the Latin omen name Durandus, meaning "enduring". 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
 * Cobie Durant (born 1998), American football player
 * 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
 * Mataeo Durant (born 1999), American football player
 * 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
 * Peter Durant, American politician
 * Sam Durant (born 1961), American artist
 * Sophia Durant (c.  1752 – c.  1813/1831) Koasati Native American plantation owner and speaker, interpreter, and translator for her brother, Alexander McGillivray
 * Susan Durant (1827–1873), British artist and sculptor
 * Tara Durant (born 1972), American politician
 * Thomas C. Durant (1820–1885), American financier
 * Tony Durant (1928–2016), British politician
 * Will Durant (1885–1981), American philosopher, historian and author, husband of Ariel Durant
 * William A. Durant (1866–1948), American politician
 * William C. Durant (1861–1947), pioneer of U.S. automobile industry
 * William West Durant (1850–1934), American architect and designer
 * Yasir Durant (born 1997), American football player