as a Last Name
- 17,565
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Darling
Meaning & Origins
English and Scottish: from Middle English derling, Old English dēorling ‘darling’, ‘beloved one’, a derivative of dēor ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ (see Dear 1). This was quite a common Old English byname, which remained current as a personal name into the 14th century. The surname probably derives at least in part from this use, probably in part also from a Middle English nickname.
| 1,761st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 17,565
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Virgin Island
- has the most people named Darling per capita
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