# Durand (surname)

Durand, du Rand or du Randt is a surname of French origin. It ultimately derives from the Latin omen name Durandus, meaning "enduring". Notable people with the surname include:
* André Durand (born 1947), Canadian painter
* Angèle Durand (1925–2001), Belgian singer and actress
* Anthony Durand (1956–2009), American potter
* Alain Durand (born 1967), French footballer
* Asher Brown Durand (1796–1886), American painter
* Auguste Durand (1830–1909), French organist, publisher, and composer
* Bernice Durand (1942–2022), American physicist
* Carlos Durand (1826-1904), the namesake of the Hospital Durand in Buenos Aires, Argentina
* Christophe Durand (born 1973), French table tennis player
* Claude Durand (1938–2015), French publisher, translator, and writer
* Cora Durand (1902–1998), American potter
* David Durand (historian) (1680–1763), Huguenot French and English minister and historian
* David Durand (actor) (1920–1998), American actor
* Dimitri Durand (born 1982), French footballer
* Earl Durand (1913–1939), American outlaw
* Edmé-Antoine Durand (1768–1835), French diplomat and art collector
* Elias Durand (1794–1873), American pharmacist and botanist
* Elias Judah Durand (1870–1922), American mycologist and botanist
* Estienne Durand (1586–1618), French poet
* Florentin Durand (born 1982), French ski jumper
* Frank Durand (1895–1978), American politician
* Frédérik Durand (born 1988), Canadian DJ
* George Du Rand (born 1982), South African swimmer
* George H. Durand (1838–1903), American politician
* Georges-Mathieu de Durand (died 1997), Canadian monk
* Gilbert Durand (1921–2012), French academic
* Gilles Durand (born 1952), Canadian former cyclist
* Ginette Durand (1929–2018), French gymnast
* Godefroy Durand (1832–1896), French illustrator
* Grace Durand (1867–1948), American clubwoman, business owner, and temperance activist
* Gregory Durand (born 1977), French short track speed skater
* Guillaume Durand (1230–1296), French canonist and liturgist
* Hélène Durand (1883–1934), Belgian botanical illustrator
* Henry Marion Durand (1812–1871), British Indian Army officer and colonial administrator
* Sir Henry Mortimer Durand (1850–1924), British diplomat and civil servant in British India
* Henry R. Durand (1855–1932), businessman
* Henry Strong Durand (1861–1929), American medical doctor and philanthropist
* Hippolyte Durand (1801–1882), French architect
* Jacky Durand (born 1967), French professional cyclist
* Jacques Durand (1920–2009), French engineer and automobile designer
* Jacques Durand (publisher) (1865–1928), French music publisher and composer
* James Durand (1775–1833), businessman and political figure in Upper Canada
* Jean Durand (1882–1946), French screenwriter and film director
* Jean-Marie Durand (born 1940), French Assyriologist
* Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand (1760–1834), French author, teacher and architect
* Jean-Philippe Durand (born 1960), French footballer
* Joël-François Durand (born 1954), French composer
* Johann Durand (born 1981), French football player
* John Durand (MP, died 1788) (1719–1788)
* John Hodsdon Durand (1761–1830)
* José Durand Laguna (1885–1965), Argentine footballer and manager
* Julien Durand (disambiguation), several
* Kevin Durand (born 1974), Canadian actor
* Laurent Durand (1712–1763), French publisher
* Léopold Durand (1666–1746), French architect
* Lorenzo T. Durand (1849–1917), American lawyer and politician
* Manon Durand (born 1998), French canoeist
* Marguerite Durand (1864–1936), French stage actress, journalist, and suffragette
* Marie Durand (1711–1776), French Protestant
* Martín Durand (born 1976), Argentine rugby union player
* Os du Randt (born 1972), South African rugby player
* Peter Durand (1766–1822), British inventor of the tin can
* Pierre Durand (disambiguation), several
* Raymond Durand (1786–1837), French diplomat
* Raymond Durand (politician) (1945–2025), French politician
* Raymond Durand (rally driver) (born 1952), French rally driver
* Salty du Rand (1926–1979), South African rugby player
* Ursin Durand (1682–1771), French monk and historian
* William F. Durand (1859–1958), American aeronautical engineer