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Subject: Re: [MIDI-PYRENEES] Jean Durrua, died 1692 in Castelsarrasin,Tarn-et-Garonne
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:55:09 -0000

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This is a very interesting name. In the span of more than 150 years the name is found in France with relative scarcity. It does indeed come from Tarn and Garonne from the twon of Lavardac.
I suspect that the surname, DURRUA, probably came from the town of Duras also in Tarn et Garonne. Could it be that a lady of Duras was called a "Durrua", the feminine form of Duras? This will need some some further investigation into the spoken gascon of the area.

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