Durbin is a very rare male
first name and a very popular
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
, according to the 1990 U.S. Census. The surname Durbin is of
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
origin from a place called D'urban or D'urbin in
Languedoc. At the time of the British Census of 1881,
[ Retrieved 23 January 2014] its relative frequency was highest in
Somerset (36.9 times the British average), followed by
Herefordshire,
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire ( cy, Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south-east of Wales. The name derives from the historic county of the same name; the modern county covers the eastern three-fifths of the historic county. The largest town is Abergavenny, with ...
,
Gloucestershire,
Brecknockshire
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Glamorgan
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* West Glamorgan
* Mid Glamorgan
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,
Cambridgeshire,
Wiltshire and
Warwickshire.
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Allison Durbin (born 1950), New Zealand-born Australian former pop singer
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Blaine Durbin (1886–1943), Major League Baseball player
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Chad Durbin (born 1977), Major League Baseball pitcher
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Deanna Durbin (1921–2013), Canadian singer and actress
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Dick Durbin (born 1944), the Majority Whip for the 113th United States Senate
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Elisha John Durbin (1800–1887), American Catholic priest, the "patriarch-priest of Kentucky"
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Evan Durbin (1906–1948), British economist and left-wing politician
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Frank Durbin
Frank J. Durbin (October 19, 1895April 25, 1999) was one of the last surviving American veterans of the First World War. Durbin was born in New Hampshire. In 1915, he joined the United States Army at age 20. The next year, he was sent over to Verd ...
(1895–1999), one of the last surviving American veterans of the First World War
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Frederic S. Durbin
Frederic S. Durbin is an American writer and novelist of fantasy and horror.
Durbin's first novel, ''Dragonfly'', was published by Arkham House in 1999. It was nominated for an International Horror Guild Award for Best First Novel. His secon ...
, American fantasy/horror novelist
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J. D. Durbin
Joseph Adam "J. D." Durbin (born February 24, 1982), is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Philadelphia Phillies, in Nippon Professional ...
(born 1982), baseball pitcher
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James Durbin (1923–2012), British statistician and econometrician
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James Durbin (born 1989), American singer and guitarist, former
American Idol contestant
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John Durbin, American actor
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John Price Durbin
John Price Durbin (October 10, 1800 - October 18, 1876) was an American Methodist clergyman and educator who served as Chaplain of the United States Senate from 1831 to 1832 and president of Dickinson College from 1833 to 1844.
Early life
Durbi ...
, Chaplain of the Senate, president of Dickinson College
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Marion Durbin Ellis Marion may refer to:
People
*Marion (given name)
*Marion (surname)
*Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion"
*Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992)
Places Antarctica
* Mari ...
(1887-1972) American ichthyologist and entomologist. Published under her maiden name of Durbin before her marriage.
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Mike Durbin
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Michael William Durbin (born May 3, 1941 in Hollywood, California) is a retired American professional bowler and bowling broadcaster, and is a member of both the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) and United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Ha ...
, American ten-pin bowling player
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Richard M. Durbin
Richard Michael Durbin (born 1960) is a British computational biologist and Al-Kindi Professor of Genetics at the University of Cambridge. He also serves as an associate faculty member at the Wellcome Sanger Institute where he was previously ...
(born 1960), computational biologist
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William Durbin
William Paul Durbin Jr. (born Feb. 17, 1951) is a martial artist and Baptist Minister (Christianity), minister, known for founding , meaning "spiritually positive gentle person system of martial arts", a form of Kempo, in 1982. It is a Gendai Bud ...
(born 1953), American martial artist, especially of Kiyojute Ryu
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Winfield T. Durbin
Winfield Taylor Durbin (May 4, 1847 – December 18, 1928) was an American politician serving as the 25th governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1901 to 1905. His term focused on progressive legislation and suppression of white cap vigilan ...
(1847–1928), Governor of Indiana, USA
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French-language surnames