Darkin Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
England

Darkin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Darkin,' i.e. Dearkin, 'dear little one'; compare Dearman and Darling. Derkin is found as a single personal name in the Hundred Rolls. In the same register Darling is found as Derling; compare Lovekin.

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Darkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2941:490,21445,386
England2511:221,98418,690
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Wales81:386,81619,671
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2151:113,37411,028
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Darkin (219) may also be a first name.

Darkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Darkin,' i.e. Dearkin, 'dear little one'; compare Dearman and Darling. Derkin is found as a single personal name in the Hundred Rolls. In the same register Darling is found as Derling; compare Lovekin.

Derkin (without surname), Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph Derkin, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Derkin fil. Derkini de Lacre, 38 Henry III: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.

Dorkin le Bercher, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Willelmus Derkyn, et Alicia uxor ejus: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Dorkyn, 1379: ibid.

Henricus Derkyn, 1379: ibid.

1750. Baptised — John, s. Joseph Dorkin: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

A corruption of Dorking, a town in Surrey, still so pronounced by the uneducated of the locality.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Darkin Last Name Facts

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

Darkin (Arabic: داركين, Russian: Даркин) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Darkin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 488,996th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,748,593 people. The surname Darkin occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Darkin are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles. Darkin is also the 609,814th most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 219 people.

The last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 490,214. In Russia Darkin is primarily concentrated in: Mordovia Republic, where 16 percent live, Moscow, where 14 percent live and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 9 percent live. Not including Russia Darkin exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in England, where 37 percent live and Scotland, where 4 percent live.

Darkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Darkin has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Darkin surname expanded 117 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 79 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Darkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Darkin last name are 11.12% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 57.89% registered with the party.

Darkin earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.12% less than the national average, earning $33,172 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darkina92408/
Daurkin9218/
Darkinn921/
Dearkin921/
Darrkin920/
Daurkina8636/
Dearking8631/
Dorkin831,256/
Darken83445/
Darcin83132/
Derkin8367/
Darkyn8330/
Darkne831/
Darkinová802/
Darkinova801/
Dorkina77473/
Darquin7744/
Darkyna7734/
Doorkin7722/
Darchin7711/
Darccin778/
Darkeen772/
Duorkin772/
Dearken770/
Darquina7118/
Daurkyna713/
Dorzhkin712/
Deirking710/
Dorcin671,360/
Dörken67469/
Dorken67258/
Darcen67132/
Derken6739/
Dorkinová6730/
Dorkyn6720/
Darkenova6714/
Derkyn6710/
Dorkinova671/
Derqin671/

Darkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Darkin in the Russian language
Даркинdarkin-
Darkin in the Arabic language
داركينdarkyn-

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