The Darrow surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,791 people carried this name — #5,946 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 5,826 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

62 families named Darrow, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 348 people lived in those households, 5.6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 8 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

Connecticut 22
New York 16
Pennsylvania 10
Vermont 5
New Hampshire 4
Massachusetts 2
Maine 1
Maryland 1
North Carolina 1

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

Darrow in American newspapers,
1907–1915.

Newspaper page from The Lancaster Gazette carrying the name Darrow
The Lancaster Gazette 1907-07-03
Newspaper page from The Beaver Herald carrying the name Darrow
The Beaver Herald 1914-10-01
Newspaper page from The Madison Journal carrying the name Darrow
The Madison Journal 1915-11-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 72,337 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Darrow in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

1,694 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Darrow. The most, 621, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 2.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 448
New South Wales 409
Queensland 368
Victoria 209
South Australia 164
Tasmania 68
ACT (Canberra) 16
Northern Territory 3

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

Who carried it

People named Darrow,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Clarence Darrow
    Clarence Darrow 1857–1938 · writer
  • George P. Darrow
    George P. Darrow 1859–1943 · politician
  • Richard W. Darrow d. 1976 · mayor
  • Phebe Darrow 1717–1787
  • James Wallace Darrow 1855–1916 · writer
  • Philo C. Darrow 1862–1924 · illustrator

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 Darrow,
in the records of 4 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 States617 records

617 records of the Darrow name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 200
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 150
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 148
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 86
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 21
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 6
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 4
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Donnie Len Darrow

    Born 1937; from Lebanon, Missouri. U.S. Marine Corps, frs basic ch-46 pilot; killed in action 1967 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam. Buried at Springfield National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Guy E. Darrow

    Born 1923 in Michigan. Enlisted 1943 at Kalamazoo; machine shop worker from Allegan County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Hillside Cemetery, Plainwell, Michigan.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1882 aboard the Gallia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 22; servant. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 617 records for Darrow in the United States.

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

Canada52 records

52 records of the Darrow name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 50
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Amy Blanche Darrow

    Died 1868 in Herring Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Emma Edwig Darrow

    Died 1990; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hannah Darrow

    Married 1810 in Queens, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 52 records for Darrow 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. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia26 records

26 records of the Darrow name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 22
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record George Darrow

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Emerald Isle, sailing from Sheerness in 1843. Native of Liverpool, Lancashire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Leslie James Darrow

    Orchardist of Queensland, Victoria; died 1959.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Geo Darrow

    Sailed from Victoria in 1912 aboard the Anchises, bound for London, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 26 records for Darrow in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Darrow name in New Zealand Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Clara Darrow

    Buried in 1904 at Tararu Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 52.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Darrow

    Buried in 1903 at Tararu Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 63.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Darrow in New Zealand.

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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