Durwood comes from the English tradition, meaning Gatekeeper.
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How popular is Durwood?
1943peak year
Today, Durwood has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1943, 72 babies were given the name (ranked #770 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. In all, around 2,688 babies have been registered as Durwood since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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