Durbin (surname)

Durbin /ˈdɜːrbɪn/ is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname, according to the 1990 U.S. Census. The surname Durbin is of French origin from a place called D'urban or D'urbin in Languedoc. At the time of the British Census of 1881,[1] its relative frequency was highest in Somerset (36.9 times the British average), followed by Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Gloucestershire, Brecknockshire, Glamorgan, Cambridgeshire, Wiltshire and Warwickshire.

References

  1. "Durbin Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2014
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