How common is the surname Darrell?

1,797 people in the United States had the surname Darrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 171,812 Americans. It ranked 16,108th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Darrell?

Steve Darrell, American actor (1904-1970).

Where is the surname Darrell most common?

Wikidata records people named Darrell in the United States.

How do you pronounce Darrell?

Darrell is /ˈdæɹɪɫ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Darrell getting more or less common?

More common. 1,459 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,797 in 2010, up 23%.

What are other spellings of Darrell?

Dearle, Durell, Darryl and Daryl.

Is Darrell also a first name?

Yes. Darrell 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.

The surname Darrell

A French place surname, carried by 1,797 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈdæɹɪɫ/ 2 syllables Soundex D640 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Darrell is more common than 90.1% of them.

Origin

French origin

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

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

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,797 people named Darrell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 171,812 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,459.

#16,108

rank among US surnames

1,797

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+23.2%

change since 2000 (was #17,710)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,100	Coughlan	1,798	171,716
#16,108	Parshall	1,797	171,812

Who is named Darrell

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

67% of people named Darrell identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Darrells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Steve Darrell
American actor (1904-1970)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Dearle
Durell
Darryl
Daryl

Surnames that sound like Darrell

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

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Darrell come from?: Derived from d'Airel, name of a Norman family that came from a place called Airelle in Calvados.
How common is the surname Darrell?: 1,797 people in the United States had the surname Darrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 171,812 Americans. It ranked 16,108th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Darrell?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Darrell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Darrell?: Steve Darrell, American actor (1904-1970).
Where is the surname Darrell most common?: Wikidata records people named Darrell in the United States.
How do you pronounce Darrell?: Darrell is /ˈdæɹɪɫ/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Darrell?: Darrell is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Darrell getting more or less common?: More common. 1,459 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,797 in 2010, up 23%.
What are other spellings of Darrell?: Dearle, Durell, Darryl and Daryl.
Is Darrell also a first name?: Yes. Darrell 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.