The Darden surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,414 people carried this name — #2,683 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 22,000 people counted. That is up 6% from 12,652 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 23 people named Darden.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 2
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 11
Nord 5
Hauts-de-Seine 4
Lot-et-Garonne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

47 families named Darden, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 237 people lived in those households, 5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 4 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Virginia 26
North Carolina 17
Maryland 4

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 236 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Darden in American newspapers,
1915–1929.

Newspaper page from The Brooksville Journal carrying the name Darden
The Brooksville Journal 1929-08-08
Newspaper page from The Daily Ardmoreite carrying the name Darden
The Daily Ardmoreite 1922-04-09
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Darden
The Birmingham Age-herald 1915-08-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 29,965 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Darden in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

114 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Darden. The most, 20, date from the 1910s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 44
Victoria 27
Queensland 14
ACT (Canberra) 9
South Australia 8
Tasmania 8
Western Australia 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Darden.

Who carried it

People named Darden,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mills Darden
    Mills Darden 1799–1857
  • Stephen Heard Darden
    Stephen Heard Darden 1816–1902 · lawyer
  • Colgate Darden
    Colgate Darden 1897–1981 · lawyer
  • Thomas Darden
    Thomas Darden 1900–1961 · politician
  • William H. Darden
    William H. Darden 1923–2016 · lawyer
  • John A. Darden 1879–1942 · lawyer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Darden,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States639 records

639 records of the Darden name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 381
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 178
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 47
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 18
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert Darden

    Born 1912 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; porter. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Paul L. Darden

    Born 1947; from Snow Hill, North Carolina. U.S. Army, infantryman; died of wounds 1968 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Darden

    Arrived at New York in 1896 aboard the Friesland from Antwerp, aged 35; cigar maker. From Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 639 records for Darden in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands28 records

28 records of the Darden name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 12
  • Dutch population registers 11
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 5
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Antonia Darden

    Died 1857 in Roosendaal - Nispen, aged 47; labourer.

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Theodorus Darden

    Married in 1916 in Leeuwarden; plasterer.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Wilhelmina Darden

    In the population register of Geertruidenberg; born 1801 in Geertruidenberg.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 28 records for Darden in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France12 records

12 records of the Darden name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Elise Jeanne Darden

    Born 1894 in Lille; died 1990 in Loos (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean-Louis Pierre Darden

    Born 1904 in Cassaber; died 1985 in Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Ronald Norris Darden

    Born 1950 in the United States; died 1990 in Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Darden in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Belgium3 records

3 records of the Darden name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Eva Darden

    Died 1814 in Vreren.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Tongeren (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna Darden

    Married in 1825 in Berg.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Tongeren (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Léonard Darden

    Married in 1802 in Berg.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Tongeren (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Darden name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Darden

    Sailed from Victoria in 1858 aboard the City of Sydney III, bound for Sydney, aged 49.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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