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Durbin (surname)

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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.

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