Darnley Surname

295,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Darnley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Darnley or Dearnley = prob. Derna’s Lea [Middle English ley, Old English leáh] This seems more likely than that Darn- is here the Old English derne, dierne; ‘secret,’ 'private.’

Darnley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6421:564,57846,424
England3241:171,96915,774
Canada1281:287,85626,805
Australia1201:224,96421,387
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Guyana111:69,2935,568
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1771:137,71412,521
Scotland281:133,6865,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Darnley (725) may also be a first name.

Darnley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Darnley or Dearnley = prob. Derna’s Lea [Middle English ley, Old English leáh] This seems more likely than that Darn- is here the Old English derne, dierne; ‘secret,’ 'private.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Darnley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Darnley is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Darnley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 295,000th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,636,153 people. Darnley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Darnley reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Darnley is also the 306,386th most frequently used given name on earth, held by 725 people.

Darnley is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 642 people, or 1 in 564,578. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 27 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 20 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Darnley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Darnley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Darnley surname increased 2,293 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Darnley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Darnley surname are 14.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.03% registered with the political party.

The amount Darnley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.94% less than the national average, earning $41,449 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.19% more than the national average, earning $50,273 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dearnley931,011/
Darnly922/
Darnle921/
Dernley8658/
Darnler866/
Dearnly865/
Dearnle861/
Darnleu861/
Dornley860/
Darnelle8049/
Derinley800/
Darnla771/
Dornly770/
Darnielle75177/
Dernelley7519/
Dearnelly750/
Dornles716/
Dornlee711/
Derenle710/
Dornelly67215/
Dernelle67132/
Dornelle6741/
Darginli6719/
Darnelli6712/
Darnella674/
Dornleas671/
Dornleus671/
Dornlles671/

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