# Darrell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/darrell/  
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 Old French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,797 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,108 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 171,812 people |
| Change since 2000 | +23% (1,459 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdæɹɪɫ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Dearle, Durell, Darryl, Daryl |

## Etymology

Derived from d'Airel, name of a Norman family that came from a place called Airelle in Calvados.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Darrell 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) | 67% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Darrell in the United States.

## People named Darrell

- Steve Darrell, American actor (1904-1970)

## Similar surnames

Darley, Dorrell.

## 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.