Darrell Surname

122,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Darrell Surname Definition:

Unknown.

Ralph Dayrel, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Henry Dayrel, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph Dayrel, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Isabella Darel, Yorkshire, ibid.

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Darrell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2401:161,81216,470
England3501:159,19414,941
Bermuda3251:20118
Canada2091:176,29517,615
Australia1161:232,72221,885
Zimbabwe921:167,80720,631
Guyana761:10,0291,510
Sweden541:182,34712,605
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Wales291:106,7088,358
Jamaica271:106,2944,277
China241:56,971,7323,099
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Israel101:855,76354,181
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2341:104,16810,414
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2241:224,19118,990

Darrell (225,413) may also be a first name.

Darrell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Unknown.

Ralph Dayrel, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Henry Dayrel, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph Dayrel, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Isabella Darel, Yorkshire, ibid.

Gilbert Darell, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1663. Henry Darell and Mary Legg; Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

DAREL: Gilbert Darel of Peeblesshire rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 207). Bardsley has the name under Darrell but gives no explanation. Harrison says French Darel (also later Dareau), probably Frankish cognate of Old English personal name Deor(a) Darel in English HR.

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

The French Darel (also later Dareau), prob. the Frankish cognate of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Deór(a [Old English deór(e, dear] + the French diminutive suff. -el, Latin -ell-us.

Isabella Darel.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of little Deor (brave, or bold).

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

(Northen French) A corruption of De Orrell, so called from a castle and family of Normandy.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

The Castle of Airel, near St. Lo, was the seat of this family, which at the Conquest settled in Bucks and York. Marmaduc de Arel witnessed a Charter of William, son of Alan de Percy (Mon. ii. 395). Thomas de A. occurs in York 1158 (Rot. Pip.). In 1165 Ralph de Airel held in capite from the Honour of Wallingford (Lib. Niger). The name is frequent in all the records. Hence the baronets Darrell.

The Norman People (1874)

Darrell Last Name Facts

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

Darrell (Russian: Даррелл) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Darrell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 122,733rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,957,439 people. The last name Darrell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Darrell reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Darrell is also the 4,648th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 225,413 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,240 people, or 1 in 161,812. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 12 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and Bermuda, where 9 percent live.

Darrell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Darrell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Darrell last name increased 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Darrell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Darrell last name are 4.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.83% registered with the political party.

The amount Darrell earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.87% less than the national average, earning R 164,280 per year; in United States they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $44,983 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.01% more than the national average, earning $50,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darriell931/
Dharrell931/
Dairrell930/
Darell92276/
Darrel9264/
Dorrell863,790/
Dayrell86935/
Derrell86215/
Dairell8618/
Daurell8612/
Darryll868/
Darzell866/
Dariell865/
Darrill865/
Darriel864/
Dareell861/
Daerell861/
Datrell861/
Dearell860/
Darel83416/
Darll833/
Darrl830/
D'Orrell801/
Dorrelll801/
Dorriell801/
Dearriel801/
Derriell800/
Dharel771,183/
Dorrel77303/
Dariel77264/
Dorell77147/
Daurel77146/
Darael77134/
Dairel77125/
Darryl7724/
Derell7714/
Darril7714/
Darzel7714/
Derrel7713/
Daryll7712/
Dayrel777/
Dahrel775/
Daarll771/
Dareel771/
Darelt771/
Dareul771/
Daruel770/
Dareld770/
Dorrll770/
Darill770/
D'Gorrell751/
Darl73121/
Dorrill71374/
Deurell71107/
Derrill7147/
Dayreel7115/
Dhaurel715/
Dauriel714/
Deirell712/
Doerell712/
Dorrellová711/
Dahrill711/
Dearryl711/
Doreell711/
Dorriel711/
Dorroel711/
Darryol711/
D'aurel711/
Deurrel711/
Dayrele711/
Daurril711/
Derriel710/
Darzill710/
Dorel671,791/
Derel67478/
Daril67299/
Daryl6781/
Dörel6737/
Daarl6727/
Darelova6714/
Dörrl6713/
Dharl6712/
Dairl679/
Dearl677/
Dorll675/
Darld673/
Datrl672/
Dottrell671/
Darelová671/
Darél671/
Daerl670/
Dayrl670/
Derrl670/
D'auriel670/

Darrell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Darrell in the Russian language
Дарреллdarrell-

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