How common is the last name Darnell?

16,514 people in the United States have the last name Darnell, about 1 in 18,100. It ranks #2,135 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 2 others.

last name

DARNELL

#2,135

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
16,514
About
1 in 18,100
This common or more
48.6%
Who bears it

Of the 16,514 people with the last name Darnell, 85.2% reported their origin as White, 6.5% as Black and 4.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Darnell

2 other last names also have 16,514 people.

#2,135 Hoff · 16,514#2,135 Mott · 16,514

Either side of Darnell

#2,132 Woodson · 16,522#2,134 Shultz · 16,519#2,135 Hoff · 16,514#2,135 Mott · 16,514

Spelled almost the same

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

#15,631 Darnall · 1,799#55,761 Darnold · 397#124,450 Darnel · 145#141,309 Darnielle · 121#154,182 Darneal · 103#154,182 Darneille · 103

Also a first name

As a first name, Darnell ranks #1,586 of 53,615, with 20,319 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1984, with 770 births. See Darnell as a first name

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