# Darr (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/darr/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from English or German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,677 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,227 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 46,240 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.7% (6,568 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* Perhaps a variant of the English surname Dear. * Borrowed from German Därr, from a short form of a Germanic personal name, itself perhaps from either of two places called Arthez in Landes and Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Darr in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Darr in the United States.

## People named Darr

- Lisa Darr, American actress

## Similar surnames

Derr, Durr, Darrow, Dorr, Dear, Dare, Darrah, Dauer, Darragh, Dar, Dyar, Daher.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.