Find out how popular the last name Darrell is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Darrell.

Darrell, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Darrell surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Darrell in America

Darrell is the 16108th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Darrell surname appeared 1,797 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Darrell.

We can also compare 2010 data for Darrell to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Darrell

The surname Darrell originated in England and is derived from an Old French personal name, likely from the Latin word "darellus" which meant "favored" or "beloved." It is believed to have originated as a Norman name, brought to England by the Norman conquerors in the 11th century.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Darrell can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a record of landowners and tenants in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The name appears in various spellings, such as Derelle, Derellius, and Darrell.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Sir Norman Darrell, who lived in the late 12th century and was a prominent landowner in Buckinghamshire, England. Another notable figure was Sir Ralph Darrell, who served as a member of parliament for Somerset in the 14th century.

The Darrell family had strong ties to the county of Berkshire, where they held lands and manors, including the manor of Littlecote. Sir Edward Darrell (1535-1589), a prominent member of the family, is remembered for his involvement in the Littlecote House Scandal, a notorious case of murder and alleged witchcraft.

In the 16th century, the name Darrell was also associated with the English Civil War. Sir Sampson Darrell (1575-1641) was a Royalist commander who fought for King Charles I, while his cousin, William Darrell (1597-1668), was a Parliamentarian who opposed the King.

Other notable individuals with the surname Darrell include Sir Thomas Darrell (1612-1678), an English politician and landowner, and Sir Lionel Darrell (1620-1683), a Royalist commander during the English Civil War.

Throughout its history, the surname Darrell has been closely associated with the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Somerset in England, where the family held significant land and influence over several centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Darrell

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Darrell.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Darrell was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Darrell has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Darrell was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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