MacDarby Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
MacDarby Surname Definition:
A synonym of MacDermot in Munster and south Leinster. Darby is also the name of an English family which came to Co. Leix in the sixteenth century. Gaelic Darbys were also called Darmody (see Dermond) SIF 50
MacDarby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 34 | 1:138,498 | 6,546 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
MacDarby Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A synonym of MacDermot in Munster and south Leinster. Darby is also the name of an English family which came to Co. Leix in the sixteenth century. Gaelic Darbys were also called Darmody (see Dermond) SIF 50
The Christian name Diarmuid is anglicized Darby as well as Dermot, and similarly the surname Mac Diarmada, normally MacDermott, became MacDerby in Munster and south Leinster as early as the sixteenth century and was returned in the “census” of 1659 as one of the principal Irish names in the barony of Iffa & Offa, Co. Tipperary. As Darby it appears very frequently in eighteenth century records relating to that part of King's County (now Offaly) nearest to Co. Tipperary. In that case, however, it was an English family, the first of whom was John Darby, who, according to family tradition, came from Leicestershire with the Earl of Sussex in 1559 and took part in the siege of the O'Carroll stronghold, Leap Castle, which he subsequently acquired by marriage with an O'Carroll heiress. Judging" by the modern distribution of surnames it would appear that Gaelic Darbys also survived as Darmody in that part of the country. Two men named Derby appear frequently in the Co. Cork Justiciary Rolls of 1311 as jurors etc: judging by the other names in the same context they were of English descent.
According to Mac Giolla Domhnaigh Darby in Ulster is an anglicized form of Ó Duibhdiorma.
This is the name of a once numerous Co. Donegal sept, now known under many variants such as Dermond, Deyermott, Diarmod as well as Dermott, sometimes with the prefix O or even Mac. Ó Duibhdiorma occurs ten times in the Annals of the Four Masters between 1043 and 1454: the head of the family was chief of Breadach in Inishowen. The same name has also been anglicized as Dormer, which, however, is normally an English name (of French origin) associated with Co. Wexford, especially New Ross, since 1590. Six Dormers, of different families, appear in the Co. Wexford Inquisitions of the early seventeenth century; and of the six Dormers who suffered outlawry for their adhesion to the Jacobite cause three were of New Ross and three of Co. Kilkenny.
MacDarby Demographics
MacDarby Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
MacDarby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacDarby Come From? nationality or country of origin
MacDarby is held by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of MacDarby.
How Common Is The Last Name MacDarby? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,323,005th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of MacDarby live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in British Isles.
MacDarby is most prevalent in Ireland, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 138,498. In Ireland MacDarby is mostly found in: Leinster, where 100 percent reside. Not including Ireland MacDarby is found in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.
MacDarby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of MacDarby has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the MacDarby surname increased 3,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.
MacDarby Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the MacDarby last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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