Durant is a surname of French and English origin. It ultimately derives from the Latin omen name Durandus, meaning "enduring". Notable people with the surname include:
Adrian Durant (born 1984), sprint athlete from the U.S. Virgin IslandsAlbert Durant (1892–?), Belgian water polo playerAriel Durant (1898–1981), co-author of The Story of Civilization with husband Will DurantCliff Durant (1890–1937), American racecar driverDarian Durant (born 1982), CFL football playerDon Durant (1932–2005), American actor and singerGeorge Durant (1632–1692), Attorney General from North CarolinaHenry Durant (1802–1875), first president of the University of CaliforniaHenry Bickersteth Durant (1871–1932), Bishop of Lahore (1913–32)Henry Fowle Durant (1822–1881), American lawyer and philanthropistHugh Durant (1877–1916), British sport shooterIsabelle Durant (born 1954), Belgian politicianJoanne Durant (born 1975), Barbadian track and field sprinterJoe Durant (born 1964), American professional golferJohn Charles Durant (1846–1929), English printer and Liberal politicianJustin Durant (born 1985), NFL football playerKenneth W. Durant (1919–1942), U.S. Navy sailorKevin Durant (born 1988), American basketball playerLouis Durant (1910–1972), American racecar driverMichael Durant (born 1961), U.S. Army helicopter pilot held prisoner in Somalia in 1993Mike Durant (baseball) (born 1969), former American Major League baseball playerPaul Durant (born 1959), former American racecar driverSam Durant (born 1961), American artistThomas C. Durant (1820–1885), American financierTony Durant (born 1928), British politicianWill Durant (1885–1981), American philosopher, historian and author, husband of Ariel DurantWilliam C. Durant (1861–1947), pioneer of U.S. automobile industryWilliam West Durant (1850–1934), American architect and designer