Explore the Family Name Darland

The meaning of Darland

English: habitational name from a place in Kent named Darland, from Old English dēor ‘deer or other wild animal’ + land ‘tract of land, estate’.

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How common is the last name Darland in the United States?

The popularity of the surname Darland has seen a significant increase over a decade based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In the year 2000, Darland was ranked the 16,829th most popular surname in the United States with an estimated 1,561 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, the rank had improved to 16,004 and the count rose to approximately 1,814 persons, illustrating a 16.21% increase in frequency. The proportion of individuals named Darland per 100k also exhibited growth of 5.17%, increasing from 0.58 in 2000 to 0.61 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,829	#16,004	4.9%
Count	1,561	1,814	16.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.61	5.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Darland

In terms of ethnicity, the distribution of the Darland surname also showed interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the overwhelmingly majority of Darlands identified as White (96.22% in 2000, slightly decreasing to 95.15% in 2010), there were notable increases in the number of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, which grew by 125.00% and 81.74% respectively. The percentage of people with this surname identifying as two or more races also increased by 81.25%. However, the figures for those identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.22%	95.15%	-1.11%
Hispanic	1.15%	2.09%	81.74%
Two or More Races	0.64%	1.16%	81.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.32%	0.72%	125%
Black	1.09%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.58%	0%	0%