Darby Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Darby Name Meaning: From the name of the town 'Derby','Djur' deer + 'byr' settlement.

May indicate someone who worked or lived on a deer farm. The earliest recorded use of the name was in the 13th century.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Darby Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Darby family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 780
General Labourer 77
Coal Miner 72
Agricultural Labourer 40
Living On Own Means 37
Dress Maker 35
Labourer 34
Domestic Servant 31
Living On Her Own Means 29
Grocer 22
General Servant Domestic 22
Farmer 20
Brick Layer 20
Laundress 19
Clerk 19
General Servant 18
Iron Moulder 17
House Keeper 16
Carpenter 15
Nail Maker 15
Tailor 12
Tailoress 11
Baker 10
Bricklayer 10
General Domestic Servant 9

Darby Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Darby 100% 34,730
2 Derby 80% 5,165
3 Darbey 83% 1,407
4 Durby 80% 298
5 Dorby 80% 258
6 Draby 60% 142

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The surname Darby is the most popular version of all its varients

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