Darlington Surname

32,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Darlington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Darlington,' a well-known town in County Durham.

1694. Married — Thomas Darlington and Barbara Taylor: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1790. — Jonathan Birkinshaw and Catherine Darlington: St.

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Darlington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0491:89,51810,067
England3,7531:14,8462,191
Ghana3,6711:7,361992
Nigeria1,2501:141,7149,079
Australia1,0051:26,8613,653
Canada6101:60,4037,108
Wales4141:7,475833
Tanzania2401:220,59018,364
Jamaica2371:12,1091,236
New Zealand2141:21,1603,714
Barbados1331:2,161389
Guyana1071:7,1241,175
South Africa981:552,83443,423
Ireland911:51,7473,694
Scotland861:62,2545,030
Trinidad and Tobago771:17,7142,152
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Northern Ireland421:43,9293,909
Liberia321:137,76710,163
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Chile271:652,46215,367
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
France161:4,151,420237,746
Gibraltar161:2,122483
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Finland81:687,08836,047
Panama71:558,8949,437
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
China51:273,464,31313,838
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Montserrat11:4,947471
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha11:5,854177
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland861:51,5104,301
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9771:12,3291,867
Wales501:31,3681,723
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9341:53,7676,049

Darlington (30,134) may also be a first name.

Darlington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Darlington,' a well-known town in County Durham.

1694. Married — Thomas Darlington and Barbara Taylor: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1790. — Jonathan Birkinshaw and Catherine Darlington: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

From Darlington in the county of Durham, England. Ada de Derlingtun was precentor of Ross in 1281 (REM., 220), and Johan de Derlingtone, parson of the church of Dunlopy in the county of Forfar, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 211).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Darlington = Deórling’s Farm or Manor [O.E, tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Darlington (village of Deornoth's people), in Durham.

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

A town in co. Durham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Darlington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Darlington (Russian: Дарлингтон) is most common in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Darlington click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Darlington? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 32,249th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 441,028 people. The surname Darlington occurs predominantly in Africa, where 32 percent of Darlington are found; 30 percent are found in West Africa and 30 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 27,792nd most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 30,134 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 4,049 people, or 1 in 89,518. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States Darlington is found in 88 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent are found and Ghana, where 22 percent are found.

Darlington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Darlington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Darlington surname grew 434 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 828 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 106 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 506 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Darlington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Darlington surname is chiefly Anglican (65%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Darlington surname are 9.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.48% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Darlington earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 16.68% less than the national average, earning 288,350 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 6% more than the national average, earning R 251,904 per year; in United States they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning $44,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.48% more than the national average, earning $52,901 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Darlington Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Darlington in the Russian language
Дарлингтонdarlington-

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