Dark Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dark Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dark family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 20
Living On Own Means 20
Dress Maker 18
General Servant Domestic 17
Scholar 14
Farmer 11
Agricultural Labourer 8
Servant Domestic 8
Bricklayer 7
Housemaid Domestic 6
Carman 5
House Maid Domestic 5
Laundress Wash 5
Coal Hewer 5
Stay Factory Hand General 5
Carpenter 4
Tailoress 4
Brick Layer 4
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 4
Coal Miner 4
Glass Blower 3
House Keeper 3
Dressmaker 3
Corset Maker 3
Coal Miner Hewer 3

Dark Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Drake 40% 59,855
2 Dark 100% 9,417
3 Darke 80% 6,698
4 Durk 75% 651
5 Durke 60% 176
6 Droke 40% 169
7 Druke 40% 125

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The surname Dark is the 2nd most popular variant of Drake.

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