How common is the surname Darley?

1,886 people in the United States had the surname Darley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,704 Americans. It ranked 15,520th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Darley?

John Darley, American psychologist (1938–2018), followed by F. O. C. Darley.

Where is the surname Darley most common?

Wikidata records people named Darley in the United States.

Is the surname Darley getting more or less common?

More common. 1,820 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,886 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Darley

A surname, carried by 1,886 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Darley is more common than 90.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,886 people named Darley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 163,704 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,820.

#15,520

rank among US surnames

1,886

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #14,920)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,520	Ewen	1,886	163,704
#15,527	Rayas	1,885	163,791

Who is named Darley

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

85% of people named Darley identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.8%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Darleys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Darley
American psychologist (1938–2018)
F. O. C. Darley
American artist (1822–1888)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Darley

Darrell

Darley has the Soundex code D640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D640.

Questions

How common is the surname Darley?: 1,886 people in the United States had the surname Darley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,704 Americans. It ranked 15,520th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Darley?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Darley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Darley?: John Darley, American psychologist (1938–2018), followed by F. O. C. Darley.
Where is the surname Darley most common?: Wikidata records people named Darley in the United States.
Is the surname Darley getting more or less common?: More common. 1,820 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,886 in 2010, up 3.6%.