Durward

Where Durward comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Durward.

Durward through the years
  1. 1884
    First appearance
    #971 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1910
    Durward Gorham Hall born
    American politician
  3. 1912
    Peak, #510
    59 babies named Durward, its best rank.
  4. 1917
    Durward Knowles born
    British-Bahamian sailor
  5. 1938
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,247.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Durward Knowles · British-Bahamian sailor, 1917–2018
  • Durward Gorham Hall · American politician, 1910–2001
  • Durward Lely · British opera singer and actor, 1852–1944
  • Durward Kirby · American television personality, 1911–2000

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.