Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
DARLING
There are approximately 5,590 people named Darling in the UK. That makes it the 1,873rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 88 are named Darling.
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
DarlinDahling
Daring
Dareling
Dairling
Darliing
Dahrling
Darlinge
Daarling
Darline
Darlinger
Dareline
Darhling
Darleing
Darlinf
Darlina
Darlind
Darlindge
Darlinghaus
Darlingdar
Darelyn
Darlang
Darleng
The Darling surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
A name of endearment, a darling; ing, denoting child, progeny, offspring.