Darbey Surname

493,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Darbey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Derby,' the capital of the county of that name. With the two spellings, compare Clerk and Clark, Parkins and Perkins, &c. The 'race for the Darby' is now almost universal, but in my part of the world (North Lancashire) it is as often as not the 'Derby.

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Darbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1511:368,99426,171
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
India851:9,024,299181,432
Ireland831:56,7343,894
Canada591:624,50251,218
Wales501:61,8915,534
Australia401:674,89346,030
Liberia401:110,2138,601
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1521:160,36413,879
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:215,53118,426

Darbey (35) may also be a first name.

Darbey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Derby,' the capital of the county of that name. With the two spellings, compare Clerk and Clark, Parkins and Perkins, &c. The 'race for the Darby' is now almost universal, but in my part of the world (North Lancashire) it is as often as not the 'Derby.' compare.

'Mirabile Pecci; or the none-such wonder of the Peak in Darby shire.': Loud. 1669.

Robot de Derby, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

William de Dereby, Derbyshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Robertas de Derby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Derby, 1379: ibid.

Nicholaos de Derby, 1379: ibid.

1733. Married — Thomas Walthall and Sarah Darby: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A corruption of Derby. So Darbishire from Derbyshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A corruption of Derby, a shire of England, so called from doire, a forest, a woody, hilly country abounding in deer; or it may be Deerhy, the town of deer.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Derby; a location name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

John Darby was buried in Fladbury church in 1667; Darby was the "beloved servant" of the Governor of Worcester during the siege in 1646 (N.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Darbey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Darbey Come From? nationality or country of origin

Darbey (Marathi: दबय) has its highest incidence in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Darbey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Darbey is the 493,936th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,893,193 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Darbey reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 35 people.

Darbey is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 368,994. In England Darbey is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 26 percent live, Essex, where 13 percent live and West Midlands, where 12 percent live. Excluding England this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.

Darbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Darbey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Darbey last name decreased 1 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 52 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 488 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Darbey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Darbey surname is predominantly Catholic (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Darbey surname are 25.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78.95% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Darbey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7% less than the national average, earning $40,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.01% more than the national average, earning $58,134 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darby9145,105/
Darbe911,971/
Darboe8332,232/
Darbee83580/
Darbeh83570/
Darboy83321/
Darber83313/
Darvey83310/
Darbhe83251/
Darbie83148/
Derbey8378/
Darbay8363/
Darbes8335/
Darbea8318/
Darwey8315/
D'Arbe8310/
Daurby836/
Darbue834/
D'Arby834/
Dearby833/
Darbet833/
Dorbey832/
Dearbe832/
Darrby832/
Dharbe831/
Darbyo831/
Darbei831/
Darbuy831/
Dherbey77116/
Darbesh7729/
Darbaya7726/
Darbooy7722/
Darboys7713/
Darbouy774/
Darueyo774/
Darbaye774/
Darouey772/
Dharbed772/
Darbieh772/
Darbeah772/
Dharwey771/
Dharvey771/
Darbaje771/
Darbayi771/
Darbets771/
Darbiya771/
Darboue771/
Darbyya771/
Darbheh771/
Dorbeya771/
Darhbeh771/
Derbeye771/
Daurbie770/
Daurber770/
Derby7316,973/
Derbe7311,518/
Darwe734,786/
Darve733,451/
Darbi73859/
Darba73833/
Dorby73191/
Dorbe73142/
Darue7334/
Darvy7333/
Darwy7311/
Darbé737/
Darbā732/
Darbouhy7144/
D'Herbey7127/
Derbeyeh716/
Darbajee711/
Derbie678,728/
Darbaz671,074/
Darbah67720/
Darbha67706/
Darbaş67584/
Darway67431/
Dharve67416/
Darbas67414/
Darves67382/
Dorbes67351/
Dharba67285/
Dorber67221/
Darbaj67148/
Darvie67109/
Darvay67105/
Derbay6799/
Darver6746/
Dorbie6739/
Darbou6739/
Darweh6733/
Darboi6730/
Darbai6729/
Darvoy6728/
Darbat6724/
Dourbe6724/
Darbaa6721/
Darwei6721/
Daurbi6719/
Darvej6719/
Dorbez6717/
Dherbe6717/
Darwee6714/
Darbis6712/
Dharbi6711/
Dharwe6710/
Dorbee6710/
Derbei6710/
Dorbet678/
Daruay678/
Dourby676/
Dorbay676/
Dairbi675/
Darvoe675/
Darwej675/
Derbyi675/
Darvys675/
Darbhi674/
Darwae674/
Daroue673/
Darues673/
Darbès673/
Darvae672/
Darboa672/
Darvei672/
Darwie672/
Deurbe672/
Derboy672/
Dgarba672/
Darbad672/
Doerby671/
Dharue671/
Dhorbe671/
Dahrve671/
Deirbe671/
Dasrbi671/
Dorboe671/
Dorbue671/
Dearba671/
Darbih671/
Darwea671/
Darvez671/
Dorbeh671/
Dorboy671/
Darbouyeh671/
Daarba671/
Dorvey671/
Dorwey671/
Derbea671/
Derbeh671/
Dorbys671/
Darbid671/
Daruer670/
Darbit670/
Daurvy670/
Derrby670/
Deurby670/

Darbey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Darbey in the Marathi language
दबयdabaya-

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