title: Durant (surname)
text: # 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
  