Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
DARBY
There are approximately 12,195 people named Darby in the UK. That makes it the 830th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 193 are named Darby.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
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Darbee
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Darbiye
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Darbu
The Darby surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A corruption of Derby, a shire of England, so called from doire, a forest, a woody, hilly country abounding in deer; or it may be Deerby, the town of deer.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
DARBY. A corruption of Derby. So Darbishire from Derbyshire.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.