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    The surname Darlington

    An English place surname, carried by 3,187 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/ 3 syllables Soundex D645

    Darlington: #10,107 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Darlington #10,107, 3,187 people Darlington: #10,107 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Darlington #10,107, 3,187 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Darlington is more common than 93.8% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Middle English Dearnington, Derlinton, from Old English Dēornōþingtūn, supposedly “the settlement of Dēornōþ's people”, from an unclear root + -ing + tūn. Compare Old English dīerling. The transistor configuration is named for its inventor, Sidney Darlington.

    Darlington is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,187 people named Darlington in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 96,877 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,086.

    #10,107
    rank among US surnames
    3,187
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.3%
    change since 2000 (was #9,662)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,099Standish3,18996,816
    #10,103Genao3,18896,846
    #10,107Calabro3,18796,877
    #10,114Burman3,18696,907

    Who is named Darlington

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

    78% of people named Darlington identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 78%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 17%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Darlingtons

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • William Darlington
      American physician, botanist, and politician (1782-1863)
    • C. D. Darlington
      British biologist (1903-1981)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Darlington

    Darlington has the Soundex code D645, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D645.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Darlington come from?
    From Middle English Dearnington, Derlinton, from Old English Dēornōþingtūn, supposedly “the settlement of Dēornōþ's people”, from an unclear root + -ing + tūn. Compare Old English dīerling. The transistor configuration is named for its inventor, Sidney Darlington.
    How common is the surname Darlington?
    3,187 people in the United States had the surname Darlington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,877 Americans. It ranked 10,107th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Darlington?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Darlington identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Darlington?
    William Darlington, American physician, botanist, and politician (1782-1863), followed by C. D. Darlington.
    Where is the surname Darlington most common?
    Wikidata records people named Darlington in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Darlington?
    Darlington is /ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Darlington?
    Darlington is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Darlington getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,086 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,187 in 2010, up 3.3%.
    Is Darlington also a first name?
    Yes. Darlington 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.