How common is the surname Darden?

13,414 people in the United States had the surname Darden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,017 Americans. It ranked 2,683rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Darden?

Christine Darden, African-American mathematician, aerospace engineer, followed by Dexter Darden.

Where is the surname Darden most common?

Wikidata records people named Darden in the United States and Belgium.

Is the surname Darden getting more or less common?

More common. 12,652 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,414 in 2010, up 6.0%.

The surname Darden

A surname, carried by 13,414 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Darden is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,414 people named Darden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,017 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,652.

#2,683

rank among US surnames

13,414

people in 2010

4.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #2,623)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,674	McNulty	13,483	22,899
#2,675	Newberry	13,482	22,901
#2,677	Trinidad	13,474	22,914
#2,678	Dowdy	13,468	22,924
#2,679	Guajardo	13,438	22,976
#2,680	Hook	13,437	22,977
#2,682	Scherer	13,421	23,005

Who is named Darden

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

58% of people named Darden identified as Black (not Hispanic), 36% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 58%
White (not Hispanic) 36%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Dardens

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Christine Darden
African-American mathematician, aerospace engineer, born 1942
Dexter Darden
American actor, born 1991
Tremmell Darden
American basketball player (born 1981)
Christopher Darden
American lawyer, born 1956
Colgate Darden
American congressman and governor of Virginia (1897-1981)
Severn Darden
American actor (1929–1995)
Paul Darden
American poker player, born 1968
Koen Daerden
Belgian association football player, born 1982

Notable Dardens come mostly from the United States (7) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Darden

Darden has the Soundex code D635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D635.

Questions

How common is the surname Darden?: 13,414 people in the United States had the surname Darden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,017 Americans. It ranked 2,683rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Darden?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Darden identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 36% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Darden?: Christine Darden, African-American mathematician, aerospace engineer, followed by Dexter Darden.
Where is the surname Darden most common?: Wikidata records people named Darden in the United States and Belgium.
Is the surname Darden getting more or less common?: More common. 12,652 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,414 in 2010, up 6.0%.