The surname Derbyshire
An English surname, carried by 873 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈdɑː(ɹ).bɪ.ʃə(ɹ)/ 3 syllables Soundex D612
Origin
English origin
Inherited from Middle English Derbyschire, from late Old English Dēorbȳsċīr; equivalent to Derby + -shire.
One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 873 people named Derbyshire in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 353,660 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 862.
#27,581
rank among US surnames
873
people in 2010
0.3
per 100,000 Americans
+1.3%
change since 2000 (was #26,587)
Who is named Derbyshire
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
92% of people named Derbyshire identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 92%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
- Two or more races 0.7%
Other English surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Derbyshire come from?
- Inherited from Middle English Derbyschire, from late Old English Dēorbȳsċīr; equivalent to Derby + -shire.
- How common is the surname Derbyshire?
- 873 people in the United States had the surname Derbyshire in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 353,660 Americans. It ranked 27,581st of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Derbyshire?
- In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Derbyshire identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- How do you pronounce Derbyshire?
- Derbyshire is /ˈdɑː(ɹ).bɪ.ʃə(ɹ)/, 3 syllables.
- Is the surname Derbyshire getting more or less common?
- More common. 862 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 873 in 2010, up 1.3%.