The Darr surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,677 people carried this name — #5,227 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 6,568 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Darr surname

A surname from English or German.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Darr» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Darr in American newspapers,
1897–1911.

Newspaper page from Mower County Transcript carrying the name Darr
Mower County Transcript 1902-09-24
Newspaper page from The Central Presbyterian carrying the name Darr
The Central Presbyterian 1897-10-13
Newspaper page from Pine Bluff Daily Graphic carrying the name Darr
Pine Bluff Daily Graphic 1911-12-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 49,974 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Darr in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

2,441 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Darr. The most, 433, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 1,210
New South Wales 747
Victoria 288
South Australia 106
Western Australia 47
Tasmania 35
ACT (Canberra) 5

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

Who carried it

People named Darr,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Leslie Rogers Darr
    Leslie Rogers Darr 1886–1967 · judge
  • Leonard Darr 1554–1615 · politician
  • Adam Darr 1811–1866 · composer
  • Vondell Darr 1919–2012 · stage actor
  • Ann Darr 1920–2007 · writer
  • Alice Darr 1930–2024 · singer

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 Darr,
in the records of 7 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 States468 records

468 records of the Darr name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 237
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 98
  • Other U.S. records 133
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Walter Darr

    Born 1916 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; auto mechanic from Queens County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jean Darr

    Arrived at New York in 1886 aboard the Saint Simon from Havre, aged 25; clerk. From Germany; bound for Michigan.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles Edward Darr

    Born 1944; from Little Rock, Arkansas. U.S. Air Force, navigator-bombardier; declared dead 1972 in North Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 468 records for Darr in the United States.

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

Germany131 records

131 records of the Darr name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 128
  • German applications to settle and marry 2
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Darr

    From Gotha. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 9 October 1914 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 88).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Georg Friedrich Därr

    Left Abtswind for North America in 1853.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Würzburg (CC0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Lothar Heinrich Därr

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Abtswind in 1860.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Würzburg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 131 records for Darr in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada54 records

54 records of the Darr name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 49
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 5
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elsa Darr

    Buried in 1999 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 80.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Charles Edmund Darr

    Died 1928 in Port Dufferin, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Reta Darr

    Died 1934 in Ecum Secum, Guysborough, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 54 records for Darr in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia41 records

41 records of the Darr name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 33
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • Other Australian records 5
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record A. Van Darr

    Arrived in Victoria in 1902 aboard the Oruba, aged 26.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Eva Lily Darr

    Born 1900 in Westbury, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Henry Darr

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1883.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 41 records for Darr in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands14 records

14 records of the Darr name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 8
  • Dutch population registers 4
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna Sophia Wilhelmina Darr

    Married in 1825 in Venlo; seamstress, born 1789 in Ohrdruss Vorstendom Hohenlohe.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Dirk Därr

    In the population register of Colkin; stoker, born 1845 in Colkin.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Midden-Holland (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jeanne Dorothée Darr

    Died 1812 in 's-Hertogenbosch.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Darr in the Netherlands.

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

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Darr name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. J. Darr

    Welsh Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Darr 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 Edward Darr

    Born 1903 in Egypt; died 1991 in Haute-Isle (Val-d'Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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