Durant (surname)
# 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
* 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
