Duro

See also: Appendix:Variations of "duro"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Duro. It could also derive from Albanian Duro.

Proper noun

Duro (plural Duros)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Duro is the 38640^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 572 individuals. Duro is most common among White (51.75%), Asian/Pacific Islander (18.71%), American Indian/Alaska Native (12.24%) and Hispanic/Latino (11.19%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Duro”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 503.

Italian

Etymology

From duro (“hard”), a nickname for a tough or unyielding man.

Proper noun

Duro m or f by sense

1. a surname