How common is the surname Darrow?

5,791 people in the United States had the surname Darrow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,315 Americans. It ranked 5,946th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Darrow?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Darrow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Darrow?

Clarence Darrow, American lawyer and politician (1857–1938), followed by Henry Darrow.

Where is the surname Darrow most common?

Wikidata records people named Darrow in the United States.

Is the surname Darrow getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,826 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,791 in 2010, down 0.6%.

The surname Darrow

A surname, carried by 5,791 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Darrow is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,791 people named Darrow in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,315 Americans. That is down 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,826.

#5,946

rank among US surnames

5,791

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

-0.6%

change since 2000 (was #5,494)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,940	Marble	5,796	53,269
#5,942	Haire	5,794	53,287
#5,945	Palafox	5,793	53,296
#5,946	Darrow	5,791	53,315
#5,947	McGriff	5,789	53,333

Who is named Darrow

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

94% of people named Darrow identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Darrows

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Clarence Darrow
American lawyer and politician (1857–1938)
Henry Darrow
American-born Puerto Rican actor (1933–2021)
Charles Darrow
American board game designer (1889-1967)
Nathan Darrow
American actor, born 1976
Barbara Darrow
Actress (1931-2018)
Geof Darrow
American comic artist, born 1955
Tony Darrow
American actor, born 1938
John Darrow
American actor, 1907–1970

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Darrow

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

Questions

How common is the surname Darrow?: 5,791 people in the United States had the surname Darrow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,315 Americans. It ranked 5,946th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Darrow?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Darrow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Darrow?: Clarence Darrow, American lawyer and politician (1857–1938), followed by Henry Darrow.
Where is the surname Darrow most common?: Wikidata records people named Darrow in the United States.
Is the surname Darrow getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,826 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,791 in 2010, down 0.6%.