Darling is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Darling
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The Darling is the form of Dearling. See Darling - "Ælfmar Dyrling, a noble youth, is mentioned in the Saxon Chronicle. Author says, yrling and cild, (darling and child ) are terms used to denote the young nobles of a house, perhaps exclusively the eldest son, in whom all expectation rests." The difficulty is, to account for such designations having become hereditary surnames".

"Ælfmar Dyrling, a noble youth, is mentioned in the Saxon Chronicle. Author says, yrling and cild, (darling and child ) are terms used to denote the young nobles of a house, perhaps exclusively the eldest son, in whom all expectation rests." The difficulty is, to account for such designations having become hereditary surnames".

Descendant of Deorling meaning "beloved".

Darling is the variant of Dorling. Probably the same as Darling. A.S. deorling.

How popular is Darling?

Darling is common in United States, England, Canada, Australia, Ghana, Scotland, Bahamas, India, New Zealand, Jamaica, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Denmark, Egypt, Indonesia.

Darling is ranked 13921 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Darling bearers increased by 5.74 per cent in 2010 US census to 18879 since 2000, the surname slipped by 55 spots and ranked at 1904. The last name was found in around 6 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.13 89.44
Black 7.2 6.44
Hispanic or Latino 2.39 1.51
Others 1.95 1.48
Darling is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Bahamas is ahead in terms of density. Around 40063 people have been found who wears Darling as their family name. Darling is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Darling:
1,774 United States25,527
Countries with thousands of Darling:
2,298 England3,545
2,034 Canada2,669
1,970 Australia1,963
2,529 Ghana1,316
Countries with hundreds of Darling:
989 Scotland861
128 Bahamas642
61,245 India454
1,818 New Zealand433
881 Jamaica387
7,441 Sri Lanka292
25,923 South Africa211
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
2,340 Ireland193
4,559 Denmark129
38,342 Egypt122
87,669 Indonesia106
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,833 Wales79
2,839 Northern Ireland72
88,308 Nigeria64
118,069 France61
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,706 Portugal47
4,783 Singapore47
203,155 Thailand47
22,751 Mexico42
9,432 Dominican Republic39
111,952 Germany39
42,239 Spain37
40,799 Malaysia33
158,567 Brazil32
151,287 Philippines28
30,474 Sweden23
107,269 Argentina19
3,950 China19
587 Bermuda17
301,506 Russia17
2,071 Rwanda16
43,230 Switzerland13
75,423 Netherlands12
64,097 Austria11
1,328 Saint Lucia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,883 Fiji9
113,457 Italy9
91,312 Czechia8
2,398 Jersey8
2,851 Vietnam8
114,218 Uganda7
26,148 Ecuador6
5,222 Hong Kong6
48,838 Japan6
55,922 Qatar6
18,437 Solomon Islands6
106,478 Zimbabwe6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old immigrant Ma Darling who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on December 5, 1848 by Agnes put out from Dublin. Ned Darling, aged 22, Rich Darling, aged 29, Mick. Darling (16) Immigrant, 49 years old John Darling, Susan Darling (30), Workman John Darling, Workman James Darling, Workman Thomas Darling, and 21 other Darling around 44.44% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and weaver, spinster migrated to US from Cork, New Ross, Liverpool and Glasgow.

From Germany

Elizabeth Darling was 27 years old when she migrated to Cincinnati on June 22, 1863. She lived in Hanover and took Maryland from Bremerhaven. 16 years old Carl Darling, are other Darling that migrated to US.

Darling Namesakes

  • Ding Darling, American cartoonist who won two Pulitzer Prizes
  • Frank Fraser Darling, English ecologist, ornithologist, farmer
  • Dennis Darling, Bahamian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres
  • Charles Henry Darling, British colonial governor
  • David J. Darling, English astronomer, freelance science writer
  • George Darling, politician in the United Kingdom
  • Henry Darling, Major General
  • Ted Darling, Canadian sports announcer best known as the original "Voice of the Buffalo Sabres" ice hockey team for twenty-two seasons
  • Joan Darling, American actress
  • Alfred Darling, engineer and a key member of the loose association of early film pioneers dubbed the Brighton School by French film historian Georges Sadoul
  • Maria Darling, British voice actress
  • Pamela Darling, American library preservation specialist
  • Malcolm Darling, professional footballer
  • Grace Darling, English lighthouse keeper's daughter
  • Alistair Darling, British Labour Party politician
  • Jean Darling, regular in the 'Our Gang' short subjects series
  • Charles Darling, 1st Baron Darling, English lawyer, politician and High Court judge
  • Erik Darling, American songwriter and a folk music artist
  • Ron Darling, Ronald Maurice Darling Jr
  • Brian Darling, President and founder of the firm Liberty Government Affairs
  • Devard Darling, former Bahamian-American wide receiver of American football
  • Julia Darling, English novelist, poet and dramatist
  • Joe Darling, Australian cricketer
  • Candy Darling, American actress
  • Gary Darling, former umpire in Major League Baseball
  • Ralph Darling, British Army officer
  • Luvvie Darling, fictional character in the British comic 'Viz'
  • Helen Darling, unsigned free agent
  • Alberta Darling, Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate
  • James Ralph Darling, English-born Australian Headmaster of Geelong Grammar School
  • Len Darling, Australian cricketer
  • Rick Darling, former Australian Test cricketer
  • Ace Darling, professional wrestler
  • Clifford Darling, fourth Governor-General of the Bahamas
  • Gia Darling, American transgender adult film actress, director
  • Jennifer Darling, American actress and voice actress
  • Ida Darling, American actress of the stage and
  • Vicky Darling, Labor politician elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly
  • Deadbeat Darling, four-piece rock band which
  • Bobby Darling, openly transgender Indian actress active
  • Stan Darling, Canadian politician
  • Fred Darling, British Thoroughbred racehorse trainer
  • Oh Darling, American pop quartet, based in Los Angeles
  • Boob Darling, American football player
  • William Augustus Darling, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Mason C. Darling, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin

Darling Namesakes

  • Ding Darling, American cartoonist who won two Pulitzer Prizes
  • Frank Fraser Darling, English ecologist, ornithologist, farmer
  • Dennis Darling, Bahamian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres
  • Charles Henry Darling, British colonial governor
  • David J. Darling, English astronomer, freelance science writer
  • George Darling, politician in the United Kingdom
  • Henry Darling, Major General
  • Ted Darling, Canadian sports announcer best known as the original "Voice of the Buffalo Sabres" ice hockey team for twenty-two seasons
  • Joan Darling, American actress
  • Alfred Darling, engineer and a key member of the loose association of early film pioneers dubbed the Brighton School by French film historian Georges Sadoul
  • Maria Darling, British voice actress
  • Pamela Darling, American library preservation specialist
  • Malcolm Darling, professional footballer
  • Grace Darling, English lighthouse keeper's daughter
  • Alistair Darling, British Labour Party politician
  • Jean Darling, regular in the 'Our Gang' short subjects series
  • Charles Darling, 1st Baron Darling, English lawyer, politician and High Court judge
  • Erik Darling, American songwriter and a folk music artist
  • Ron Darling, Ronald Maurice Darling Jr
  • Brian Darling, President and founder of the firm Liberty Government Affairs
  • Devard Darling, former Bahamian-American wide receiver of American football
  • Julia Darling, English novelist, poet and dramatist
  • Joe Darling, Australian cricketer
  • Candy Darling, American actress
  • Gary Darling, former umpire in Major League Baseball
  • Ralph Darling, British Army officer
  • Luvvie Darling, fictional character in the British comic 'Viz'
  • Helen Darling, unsigned free agent
  • Alberta Darling, Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate
  • James Ralph Darling, English-born Australian Headmaster of Geelong Grammar School
  • Len Darling, Australian cricketer
  • Rick Darling, former Australian Test cricketer
  • Ace Darling, professional wrestler
  • Clifford Darling, fourth Governor-General of the Bahamas
  • Gia Darling, American transgender adult film actress, director
  • Jennifer Darling, American actress and voice actress
  • Ida Darling, American actress of the stage and
  • Vicky Darling, Labor politician elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly
  • Deadbeat Darling, four-piece rock band which
  • Bobby Darling, openly transgender Indian actress active
  • Stan Darling, Canadian politician
  • Fred Darling, British Thoroughbred racehorse trainer
  • Oh Darling, American pop quartet, based in Los Angeles
  • Boob Darling, American football player
  • William Augustus Darling, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Mason C. Darling, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin

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