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    The surname Darr

    A German surname, carried by 6,677 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex D600

    Darr: #5,227 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Darr #5,227, 6,677 people Darr: #5,227 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Darr #5,227, 6,677 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Darr is more common than 96.8% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    * 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.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,677 people named Darr in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 46,240 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,568.

    #5,227
    rank among US surnames
    6,677
    people in 2010
    2.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #4,916)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,218Brush6,69046,150
    #5,219Vanover6,68946,157
    #5,220Mashburn6,68846,164
    #5,221Mackie6,68646,178
    #5,222Vanpelt6,68546,185
    #5,223Byars6,68346,199
    #5,224Dacosta6,67946,226

    Who is named Darr

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

    94% of people named Darr identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Darrs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lisa Darr
      American actress, born 1963

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Darr

    Darr has the Soundex code D600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D600.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Darr come from?
    * 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.
    How common is the surname Darr?
    6,677 people in the United States had the surname Darr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,240 Americans. It ranked 5,227th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Darr?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Darr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Darr?
    Lisa Darr, American actress.
    Where is the surname Darr most common?
    Wikidata records people named Darr in the United States.
    Is the surname Darr getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,568 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,677 in 2010, up 1.7%.