Darwen Surname
Approximately 655 people bear this surname
Darwen Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Darwen.' Over and Lower Darwen are towns in the ancient parish of Blackburn, Lancashire, so called because located on the small stream the Darwen, a variation of the common river name Derwent.
Read More About This SurnameDarwen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 311 | 1:179,158 | 16,199 |
| Australia | 163 | 1:165,618 | 17,113 |
| Indonesia | 83 | 1:1,593,364 | 105,506 |
| New Zealand | 55 | 1:82,333 | 11,809 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 167 | 1:145,960 | 13,001 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Darwén (4) are calculated separately.
Darwen (2,110) may also be a first name.
Darwen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Darwen.' Over and Lower Darwen are towns in the ancient parish of Blackburn, Lancashire, so called because located on the small stream the Darwen, a variation of the common river name Derwent. Both towns and rivulet are so spelt in early documents; for instances, v. Baines' Lancashire. ii. 81-3. The Sheffield Darwins and Darwents are doubtless of Derwent, which see.
Robertus Darwent, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Henricus Darwent, walker, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
(a) Bapt. 'the son of Derewin,' found in Domesday as Derewen.
Derewyn (without surname), Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1678. Thomas Hird and Anne Darrwin: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
(Celtic) belonging to Darwen (Lancs), anciently Der(e)went, which takes its name from the River Darwen or Derwent [perh. Welsh Derwennydd, from derwen, an oak] Syward de Derewent, A.D. 1246,—Lanc. Assize-Rolls.
(English) the Anglo-Saxonpers. name Deórwine = Dear Friend [Old English deór(e, dear + wine, friend]
(Celtic) earlier Derwent (river-name) = the White or Clear Water [from the early form of Welsh dwr (= Bret, dour = Gaulish dubr-, water) + the early form of Welsh g)wyn (m.), g)wen (from) (final -t or -d lost), white, clear: the vowel-change in the first elem. is due to the influence of the -e- in the second elem.]
Deorwynwas an Anglo-Saxon female name. Ferguson, p. 198.
(Welsh.) From Derwin, an oak; local, Derwent, a river in England.
A location name in Lancashire From the British Darwenydd, Derguint (Derwent).
The family home of the Darwins in the 17th century was at Cleaton in Lincolnshire, and at Elston in Notts. From this stock sprang, last century, the noted Derbyshire Darwins, to which branch Charles Darwin, the great naturalist, belonged (Glover's "Derbyshire"). Darwen is the name of some Lancashire parishes and townships.
Darwen Demographics
Average Darwen Salary in
United States
$27,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Darwen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Darwen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Darwen is most common in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Darwén. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Darwen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 501,935th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,126,024 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Darwen live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles. Darwen is also the 163,694th most common first name at a global level, borne by 2,110 people.
The surname Darwen is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 311 people, or 1 in 179,158. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Lancashire, where 56 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent are found and Cheshire, where 5 percent are found. Apart from England this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.
Darwen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Darwen has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Darwen surname rose 186 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Darwen Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Darwen earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning $51,370 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darwén | 94 | 4 | / |
| Darween | 92 | 49 | / |
| Darwesn | 92 | 1 | / |
| Darwn | 91 | 5 | / |
| Dearwent | 86 | 32 | / |
| Darrwend | 86 | 0 | / |
| Darwin | 83 | 10,525 | / |
| Darben | 83 | 136 | / |
| Darhwn | 83 | 9 | / |
| Darwyn | 83 | 9 | / |
| Dharwn | 83 | 2 | / |
| Derwen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dorwen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Daruen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Darwine | 77 | 16 | / |
| Darwain | 77 | 4 | / |
| Darbeen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Derwuen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Darwojn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Darwyne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dearben | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dorwn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Darbn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Darguhen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dohrwend | 71 | 0 | / |
| Darwayne | 71 | 0 | / |
| Derwin | 67 | 1,104 | / |
| Darbin | 67 | 549 | / |
| Dorwin | 67 | 229 | / |
| Dorben | 67 | 29 | / |
| Darbyn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Daruin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deruen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Derwén | 67 | 1 | / |
| Darwim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deerwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doruen | 67 | 0 | / |
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