Darlington Surname
Approximately 16,524 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameDarlington Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,049 | 1:89,518 | 10,067 |
| England | 3,753 | 1:14,846 | 2,191 |
| Ghana | 3,671 | 1:7,361 | 992 |
| Nigeria | 1,250 | 1:141,714 | 9,079 |
| Australia | 1,005 | 1:26,861 | 3,653 |
| Canada | 610 | 1:60,403 | 7,108 |
| Wales | 414 | 1:7,475 | 833 |
| Tanzania | 240 | 1:220,590 | 18,364 |
| Jamaica | 237 | 1:12,109 | 1,236 |
| New Zealand | 214 | 1:21,160 | 3,714 |
| Barbados | 133 | 1:2,161 | 389 |
| Guyana | 107 | 1:7,124 | 1,175 |
| South Africa | 98 | 1:552,834 | 43,423 |
| Ireland | 91 | 1:51,747 | 3,694 |
| Scotland | 86 | 1:62,254 | 5,030 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 77 | 1:17,714 | 2,152 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Northern Ireland | 42 | 1:43,929 | 3,909 |
| Liberia | 32 | 1:137,767 | 10,163 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Chile | 27 | 1:652,462 | 15,367 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Gibraltar | 16 | 1:2,122 | 483 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 1 | 1:5,854 | 177 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 86 | 1:51,510 | 4,301 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,977 | 1:12,329 | 1,867 |
| Wales | 50 | 1:31,368 | 1,723 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 934 | 1:53,767 | 6,049 |
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.
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).
(English) belonging to Darlington = Deórling’s Farm or Manor [O.E, tún]
(English) One who came from Darlington (village of Deornoth's people), in Durham.
A town in co. Durham.
Darlington Demographics
Average Male Darlington Height
175.35 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Darlington Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Darlington Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Darlington (Russian: Дарлингтон) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Darlington? popularity and diffusion
The surname Darlington is the 32,249th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 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 numerous given name world-wide, borne by 30,134 people.
This last name is most common 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 live, California, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States Darlington exists in 88 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent live and Ghana, where 22 percent live.
Darlington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Darlington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Darlington surname rose 434 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 828 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 106 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 506 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Darlington Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Darlington surname is primarily Anglican (65%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Darlington are 9.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.48% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darlingtone | 95 | 218 | / |
| Darlngton | 95 | 6 | / |
| Daarlington | 95 | 3 | / |
| Darlingthon | 95 | 3 | / |
| Darlingtton | 95 | 1 | / |
| Darllington | 95 | 1 | / |
| Dearlingtone | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dorlington | 90 | 3 | / |
| Derlington | 90 | 1 | / |
| Darlingtom | 90 | 1 | / |
| Darlingtan | 90 | 1 | / |
| Darlyngton | 90 | 1 | / |
Darlington Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Darlington in the Russian language | ||
| Дарлингтон | darlington | - |
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