Durón
A Spanish surname likely built from duro, meaning “hard,” with Durón as an old augmentative or nickname form.
The #5,741 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 51,142 Americans shares it.
Etymology
The surname Durón is generally linked to Spanish duro, “hard” or “harsh,” with the ending -ón used as an augmentative. In that sense, it likely began as a nickname for someone seen as tough, stern, obstinate, or hard to deal with. The excerpt provided explicitly glosses Durón as an augmentative of duro, which fits this broad interpretation.
History
Durón appears in Spanish naming practice and is also found in Hispanic communities outside Spain through migration. As with many Spanish surnames built from descriptive nicknames, the name could arise independently in more than one place. The accented form Durón is the standard Spanish spelling, though accents are often dropped in English-language records.
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Fun fact
Because accents are often omitted in U.S. records, Durón and Duron may refer to the same family line in documents even when the spelling changes.
From the historical record
“Aspero. Ofensivo. Terco. Avaro. Mal acondicionado, Duron. Aumentativo de duro, E”
— Diccionario de los apellidos