![]() ![]() The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland. In The United States the number of people who held the Durward last name increased 753 percent between 18 in England it increased 704 percent between 18 and in Scotland it declined 46 percent between 18. The incidence of Durward has changed over time. Durward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside. Not including Canada Durward exists in 20 countries. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 62 percent reside, Manitoba, where 18 percent reside and British Columbia, where 13 percent reside. It is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 298 people, or 1 in 123,643. Durward is also the 172,127 th most widely held given name internationally It is held by 1,941 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Durward live 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,565,357 people. How Common Is The Last Name Durward? popularity and diffusionÄurward is the 332,973 rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname. The surname Durward is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. Where Does The Last Name Durward Come From? nationality or country of origin Alexander Durwart in Craigendowie, parish of Navan, 1668, and five more are in record (Brechin). 372), and Allane Duruart, a follower of the earl of Mar, was charged with resetting outlawed Macgregors, 1636 (RPC., 2. John Durewarde held land in Brechin, 1508 (REB., II, 159), Thomas Durvart was tenant under the bishop of Aberdeen, 1511 (REA., I, p. and John Durward and William Durward, son of John, held part of Burntown from the Abbey of Arbroath in 1478 (ibid., p. Thomas de Durward was burgess of Arbroath in 1452 (RAA., II, p. 674), and his lands were divided among his three daughters. He died either in 1268 or 1275 (ES., II, p. Alan married Marjorie, an illegitimate daughter of Alexander 11, and for some time during the minority of Alexander in he was Regent of the kingdom. His son was Alan Durward, one of the great figures in Scottish history during the thirteenth century. ![]() 1204-11) was Thomas de Lundyn, hostiarius domini regis (RAA., I, 59). The first, perhaps, who took his name from the office (c. The dispute was settled about 1228 and resulted in the de Lundins or Durwards obtaining an enormous lordship in the valley of the Dee, the greater portion of the earldom in fact. ![]() In this claim the family appears to have had the support of the Scottish kings (William the Lion and Alexander II) who wished to break up the old Gaelic Palatinate of Mar. The de Lundins migrated to Aberdeenshire as the result of a prolonged lawsuit between the family and Duncan, earl of Mar, from whom Thomas de Lundin claimed the earldom through his mother, a daughter of Orabilia, countess of Mar, and her first husband Earl Gilchrist. The office of door-ward to the king (in Latin documents, 'hostiarius regis' or 'ostiarius regis') was a very honorable one, and in the beginning of the thirteenth century was hereditary in the powerful family of de Lundin, probably from Lundin in Fifeshire, but their actual origin is unknown. 76), and another Galfridus, ostiarius, witnessed a charter by John, bishop of Dunkeld, c. Between 12 Galfridus, hostiarius of the bishop of Glasgow, witnessed confirmation of the sale of the land of Scrogees to the church of Glasgow (REG., p. Dorward, the form still common round Arbroath, is however, more likely to be derived "from the office of door-ward of the Abbey, than that so many descendants in humble life remain of the great family who had their surname from being Ostiarii Regis" (Neubotle, pref. Several families in Scotland owe their surnames to tenure of office, and of these names so derived Durward is the greatest. ![]()
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