Darville Surname

122,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bahamas
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Darville Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to Darvel or Derville (Ayr) [the first element is prob. Old Gaelic dair, an oak; the second is doubtful]

Darville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bahamas1,6741:23453
United States1,0801:335,61030,294
England3141:177,44616,095
Belgium1851:62,1449,994
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Denmark911:62,0306,253
Canada891:413,99536,402
France781:851,573100,617
Isle of Man301:2,861575
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Wales71:442,07621,198
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England961:253,91018,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Darville (135) may also be a first name.

Darville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to Darvel or Derville (Ayr) [the first element is prob. Old Gaelic dair, an oak; the second is doubtful]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Darville Last Name Facts

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

The last name Darville is more frequently found in The Bahamas than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Darville click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Darville? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 122,904th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,960,599 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Darville live; 45 percent live in Caribbean and 45 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean. Darville is also the 797,647th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 135 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The Bahamas, where it is carried by 1,674 people, or 1 in 234. In The Bahamas it is most numerous in: New Providence, where 71 percent are found, Grand Bahama, where 17 percent are found and Abaco, where 6 percent are found. Barring The Bahamas this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Darville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Darville has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Darville surname rose 4,320 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 327 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Darville Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Darville are 9.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Darville earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $42,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.83% more than the national average, earning $52,580 CAD per year.

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