Duro
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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)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Duro is the 38640th 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
- a surname