Darnelle Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Darnelle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Darnelle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Darnelle (864) may also be a first name.

Darnelle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Darnelle is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Darnelle? popularity and diffusion

The surname Darnelle is the 2,776,799th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Darnelle is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Darnelle are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Darnelle is also the 276,958th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 864 people.

Darnelle is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 7,551,228. In The United States Darnelle is most common in: California, where 46 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Arizona, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Darnelle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Darnelle has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 209 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Darnelle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Darnelle surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

Darnelle earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.2% less than the national average, earning $37,455 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darneille94187/
Darnielle94177/
Darnele931/
Dernelle88132/
Dornelle8841/
Darnelli8812/
Darnella884/
Darneill882/
Darneale880/
Darnle861/
Dornelles8213,259/
Dournelle8247/
Dernelley8219/
Dornellez822/
Darnielli821/
Dorneller821/
Dearnelly820/
Darnley801,293/
Darneal80175/
Dornele80103/
Darnler806/
Darneil801/
Darnleu801/
Dearnle801/
Darnhel801/
Dorneelles781/
Dearnley751,011/
Dornelly75215/
Dornella75114/
Dornelli7579/
Dearneal759/
Darnhill751/
Dornelhe751/
Dornlles751/
Dornellis7134/
Dornnelli713/
Darnly712/
Dornnelly712/
Darnla711/
Dhornelly711/
Dernley6758/
Dornles676/
Dearnly675/
Dornlee671/
Darnail671/
Dorneil671/
Dorneal671/
Dornley670/
Derenle670/

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Darnelle Reference & Research

Darnell DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Darnell FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Darnelle
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis