The Dante Name: Records, Origin and Blazon

Spellings drift, and Dante is where Durante drifted for some families. Name scholars give the meaning as “Enduring, steadfast”.

Dante and Durante

Before spelling was fixed, Durante was also written Dante. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. You may also find the name written Dantes.

How common is Dante?

According to the 2010 US Census, the Dante surname had 898 bearers. Between 1891 and 2000, 146 babies born in France were registered as Dante, with the most births in 1961–1970.

Arms associated with the name

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