Darby Surname

12,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Darby 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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Darby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States25,3131:14,3191,795
England10,6291:5,242731
Australia3,1081:8,6861,291
Canada1,2551:29,3593,845
Jamaica9291:3,089464
Ireland6371:7,3921,061
New Zealand5441:8,3241,423
Nigeria4831:366,75519,624
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Wales2911:10,6341,190
Scotland1951:27,4552,927
South Africa1691:320,57830,241
Northern Ireland1461:12,6371,842
France1431:464,49566,161
Israel1231:69,5748,611
Syria661:292,4404,467
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Liberia491:89,9707,357
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Denmark431:131,27211,828
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Chile291:607,46514,668
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Finland101:549,67032,186
India91:85,229,487684,495
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Guam81:20,0153,029
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Norway71:734,61250,907
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cook Islands21:9,0901,387
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3811:11,6271,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,6641:5,226791
Wales1121:14,004834
Scotland401:93,5804,818
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1791:12,0171,554

Darby (9,314) may also be a first name.

Darby 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

= Derby, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A synonym of MacDermot in Munster and south Leinster. Darby is also the name of an English family which came to Co. Leix in the sixteenth century. Gaelic Darbys were also called Darmody (see Dermond) SIF 50

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English, Irish) One who came from Darby or Derby (both names meaning place frequented by wild animals), the names of several places in England; grandson of Diarmaid (free man).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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. Dyrbye is a location name and personal name. in Denmark.

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

User-submitted Reference

The family name is Darbi and in other languages it can sometimes be rendered: Al-Darbi, Derbi, or Darby.

- dralderbi

Darby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Darby (Arabic: داربي) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Darby.

How Common Is The Last Name Darby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Darby is the 12,453rd most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 161,568 people. The surname Darby is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Darby live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. Darby is also the 64,267th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 9,314 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 25,313 people, or 1 in 14,319. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 92 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Darby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Darby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Darby last name increased 606 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 228 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 167 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 260 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 488 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Darby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Darby last name are 10.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.32% registered with the political party.

The amount Darby earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.61% more than the national average, earning R 315,120 per year; in United States they earn 3.53% less than the national average, earning $41,627 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.33% more than the national average, earning $52,829 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darbey91669/
Darboy91321/
Darbay9163/
Daurby916/
D'Arby914/
Dearby913/
Darrby912/
Darbyo911/
Darbuy911/
Darbaya8326/
Darbooy8322/
Darboys8313/
Darbouy834/
Derby8016,973/
Darbe801,971/
Darbi80859/
Darba80833/
Dorby80191/
Darvy8033/
Darwy8011/
Darbé807/
Darbouhy7744/
Darbha73706/
Darbee73580/
Darbeh73570/
Darway73431/
Darber73313/
Darvey73310/
Dharba73285/
Darbhe73251/
Darbie73148/
Darbaj73148/
Darvay73105/
Derbay7399/
Derbey7378/
Darbes7335/
Darboi7330/
Darbai7329/
Darvoy7328/
Darbaa7321/
Daurbi7319/
Darbea7318/
Darwey7315/
Darbis7312/
Dharbi7311/
D'Arbe7310/
Daruay738/
Dourby736/
Dorbay736/
Dairbi735/
Derbyi735/
Darvys735/
Darbhi734/
Darbet733/
Darbès733/
Dorbey732/
Darboa732/
Dearbe732/
Derboy732/
Dharbe731/
Doerby731/
Dasrbi731/
Dearba731/
Darbih731/
Dorboy731/
Darbei731/
Daarba731/
Dorbys731/
Darbid731/
Darbit730/
Daurvy730/
Derrby730/
Deurby730/
Darbois67560/
Dherbey67116/
Darbish6762/
Dharbha6749/
Darvysh6736/
Darbuğa6731/
Darbesh6729/
Dairway6714/
Daarbai6714/
Darbhai679/
Darwysh679/
Doorbay678/
Darbhaa674/
Dairbai674/
Darouey672/
Dharbed672/
Darbieh672/
Darbeah672/
Dharwey671/
Dharbaa671/
Dharvey671/
Darbaja671/
Darbets671/
Daurbai671/
Darbheh671/
Darhbeh671/
Darbich671/
Darbitz671/
Darbuis671/
Darruoy671/
Dharbai671/
Dorbysh671/
Daurbie670/
Daurber670/
Dearway670/

Darby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Darby in the Arabic language
داربيdarby-

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Darby Reference & Research

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