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    The surname Darius

    A Latin surname, carried by 831 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈdæɹi.əs/ 3 syllables Soundex D620 Also a first name

    Darius: #28,679 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Darius #28,679, 831 people Darius: #28,679 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Darius #28,679, 831 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Darius is more common than 82.3% of them.

    Origin

    Latin origin

    Borrowed from Latin Dārīus, from Ancient Greek Δᾱρεῖος (Dāreîos), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 (Dārayauš), shortened form of 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (Dārayavaʰuš); see there for more.

    One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 831 people named Darius in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 371,535 Americans. That is up 46% since 2000, when the Census counted 570.

    #28,679
    rank among US surnames
    831
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +45.8%
    change since 2000 (was #36,917)

    Who is named Darius

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

    74% of people named Darius identified as Black (not Hispanic), 20% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 74%
    • White (not Hispanic) 20%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Darius

    Darius has the Soundex code D620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D620.

    Other Latin surnames

    All 91 Latin surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Darius come from?
    Borrowed from Latin Dārīus, from Ancient Greek Δᾱρεῖος (Dāreîos), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 (Dārayauš), shortened form of 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (Dārayavaʰuš); see there for more.
    How common is the surname Darius?
    831 people in the United States had the surname Darius in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 371,535 Americans. It ranked 28,679th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Darius?
    In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Darius identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 20% as white (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Darius?
    Darius is /ˈdæɹi.əs/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Darius getting more or less common?
    More common. 570 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 831 in 2010, up 46%.
    Is Darius also a first name?
    Yes. Darius is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.