Darwin Surname

48,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Jersey

Darwin 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.

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Darwin Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4,5771:28,8943,412
United States2,5581:141,69614,712
England1,3771:40,4635,202
Australia4431:60,9387,370
Philippines2861:353,98047,460
Canada1981:186,08918,399
India1481:5,182,874128,264
Israel1341:63,8638,018
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
Malaysia761:388,08220,352
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Wales381:81,4356,830
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Afghanistan251:1,286,12711,103
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
France61:11,070,454349,096
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Oman41:921,9937,313
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5751:42,3925,342
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5761:87,1859,045

Darwin (307,625) may also be a first name.

Darwin 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).

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

(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]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Dear Friend” (Deorwine) in Old English.

— South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Dweller near the Derwent (clear water), a river in Lancashire; descendant of Deorwine (dear, friend).

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

Deorwynwas an Anglo-Saxon female name. Ferguson, p. 198.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Welsh.) From Derwin, an oak; local, Derwent, a river in England.

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

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.

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Darwin Demographics

Average Male Darwin Height

174.46 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 79 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Darwin Last Name Facts

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

Darwin (Arabic: دروين, Hindi: डारवीन) is found most in Indonesia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Darwin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 48,921st most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 692,403 people. The last name Darwin is primarily found in Asia, where 52 percent of Darwin live; 47 percent live in Southeast Asia and 44 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Darwin is also the 3,392nd most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 307,625 people.

Darwin is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 4,577 people, or 1 in 28,894. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Java, where 28 percent live, North Sumatra, where 12 percent live and Jakarta, where 9 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this last name exists in 86 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Darwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Darwin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Darwin last name rose 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 239 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Darwin Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Darwin surname are 3.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Darwin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.02% more than the national average, earning $44,022 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.96% more than the national average, earning $56,120 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darwine9216/
Darwain924/
Darwn915/
Derwin831,104/
Darwen83655/
Darbin83549/
Dorwin83229/
Darwyn839/
Darhwn839/
Darwén834/
Daruin833/
Dharwn832/
Darwim831/
Darween7749/
Dearbin7718/
Darwyne771/
Darwojn771/
Darhuin771/
Darwesn771/
Daruhin771/
Dairuin770/
Dorwinn770/
Dorwn731/
Darbn731/
Dearwent7132/
D'Eirwin711/
Darwayne710/
Darrwend710/
Dorbin67205/
Darben67136/
Daruim6724/
Darbyn677/
Doruin672/
Daruen671/
Derwén671/
Derwen671/
Deerwn671/
Dorwen671/
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Darwin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Darwin in the Hindi language
डारवीनdaravina50
डार्विनdarvina50
Darwin in the Arabic language
دروينdrwyn-
دارونdarwn-

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