How common is the last name Darling?

18,195 people in the United States have the last name Darling, about 1 in 16,427. It ranks #1,934 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

DARLING

#1,934

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
18,195
About
1 in 16,427
This common or more
47.4%
Who bears it

Of the 18,195 people with the last name Darling, 84.2% reported their origin as White, 7.2% as Black and 4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Darling, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Darling ranks #7,819 of 53,615, with 1,905 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2024, with 52 births. See Darling as a first name

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