Darby (name)

Darby
Pronunciation	/ˈdɑːrbi/ [2] DAR-bee
Gender	unisex

Darby
Pronunciation	/ˈdɑːrbi/ [2] DAR-bee
Origin
Meaning	"deer" "farm"/"settlement"
Region of origin	English
Other names
Variant form(s)	D'Arby, d'Arby, D'arby, Derby

Darby is an English locational surname and has since become a given name. Its prefix derives from the Old Norse djúr ("deer"), and the suffix -býr ("farm"/"settlement"). The oldest recorded surname dates to the period of 1160–1182 in Lincolnshire. Darby was a common pre-1800 alternative spelling of Derby, a city in England.[1] People with the name or its variants include:

Surname

Coat of arms of Darby

Vice-Admiral George Darby, by George Romney, ca.1784

Darby

Abiah Darby (1716–1794), English minister
Abraham Darby I (1678–1717), British ironmaster and pioneer of coke-fired smelting
Abraham Darby II (1711–1763), British ironmaster, son of Abraham I
Abraham Darby III (1750–1791), British ironmaster, builder of the world's first iron bridge
Adrian Darby (born 1937), OBE, British environmentalist
Al Darby (born 1954), American football player
Alden Darby (born 1992), Canadian football defensive back
Angie Darby (born 1987), Australian modern pentathlete
Anthony Darby (born 1972), Australian footballer
Arthur Darby (1876–1960), British rugby union player
Brandon Darby (born 1976), American conservative blogger and activist
Brent Darby (1981–2011), American basketball player
Brett Darby (born 1983), footballer
Byron Darby (born 1960), American football defensive end
Chris Darby (born 1950s), politician
Christopher Darby Griffith, DL, MP, British Member of parliament, 1857–1868
Chuck Darby (born 1975), American Football Player (born October 22, 1975)
Craig Darby (born 1972), American ice hockey center
Dick Darby (1919–1993), Bishop of Sherwood
Douglas Darby (1910–1985)
Drew Darby (born 1947), politician
Duane Darby (born 1973), English footballer
Edward Darby (1888–?), World War I flying ace
Ernest Darby, a fictional character on the television series Sons of Anarchy
Francis Darby (1783–1850), eldest son of Abraham Darby III, art lover and correspondent of John Constable
George Darby (1720–1790), Anglo-Irish vice-admiral in the British Royal Navy
George Darby (baseball) (1869–1937), pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
George Darby (politician) (1798–1877), British Conservative politician
Harry Darby (1895–1987), United States Senator
J. N. Darby (1897–1985), a pen-name of U. S. juvenile fiction writer Christine N. Govan
J. N. Darby (1922–1992), a pen-name of U. S. author and naturalist Mary Q. Steele
John Darby (NASCAR official), NASCAR Cup Series race director
John Fletcher Darby (1803–1882), United States Congressman
John M. Darby (1804–1877), American botanist and academic
John Nelson Darby, leader of the Plymouth Brethren, founder of the Darbyites and translator of the Darby Bible
Joseph Darby, American military policeman
Julian Darby (born 1967), English footballer
Kim Darby (born 1947), American actress
Mary Darby, maiden name of British poet Mary Robinson
Matthew Darby (born 1967), British conservationist and publisher
Matthew Darby (later Darby-Griffith) (1772–1823), general, British Army
Newman Darby (1928–2016), American inventor
Rhys Darby (born 1974), New Zealand comedian and actor
Richard Darby, American attorney and judge; appointed Associate Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court in April 2018
Séamus Darby (born 1950), Irish Gaelic footballer
Sir Henry D'Esterre Darby (1750–1823), Anglo-Irish admiral in the British Royal Navy
Stephen Darby (born 1989), English footballer
Steve Darby (born 1955), English football coach and pundit
Thomas Darby, inventor of the Darby Steam-Digger
Tom Darby, half of the country music duo Darby and Tarlton
William Darby (1796–1871), aka Pablo Fanque, circus proprietor
William Darby (died 1791), Anglican Archdeacon in Ireland in the late nineteenth century
William Orlando Darby (1911–1945), U.S. Army officer, commander of Darby's Rangers

D'Arby

Daniel J. D'Arby, fictional American professional gambler from the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series
Josie d'Arby (born 1972), British actress
Terence Trent D'Arby (born 1962), American singer-songwriter now known as Sananda Maitreya

Given name

Darby Alafoginis (born 1993), American Soccer player/Businessman
Darby Allin (born 1997), American wrestler
Darby Bailey, American actress, musician, songwriter, writer/producer, and businesswoman
Darby Bannard (born 1934-2016), American abstract painter
Darby Bergin (1826–1896), Ontario physician and political figure
Darby Berkhout (born 1966), Canadian rower
Darby Brown (1929–1988), Australian boxer of the 1940s and '50s
Darby Camp (born 2007), American actress
Darby Conley (born 1970), American cartoonist creator of Get Fuzzy
Darby Cottle (born 1961), softball player
Darby Crash (1958–1980), American musician, from the band The Germs
Darby Dougherty, American actress in the film Gummo
Darby Dunn, American journalist and reporter
Darby Field (1610–1649), first European to climb Mount Washington in New Hampshire
Darby Gould (born 1965), American vocalist
Darby Hendrickson (born 1972), American hockey player and coach
Darby Hinton (born 1957), American actor and filmmaker
Darby Lloyd Rains (born 1948), adult film performer
Darby Loudon (1897–1963), New Zealand-born rugby union player
Darby Lux II (1737–1795)
Darby McCarthy (born 1944), Australian jockey
Darby McDevitt, creative scriptwriter
Darby Mills, female Canadian rock vocalist
Darby O'Brien (1863–1893), baseball player
Darby O'Gill, a fictional Irishman in the writings of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh
Darby Riordan (1888–1936), Australian politician
Darby Shaw, fictional lead female character in the book and film The Pelican Brief
Darby Slick (born 1944), American guitarist and songwriter
Darby Stanchfield (born 1971), American film and television actress
Darby W. Betts (1912–1998), Episcopal priest
Darby Walker (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player

References

"Surname: Darby". surnamedb.com. 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
Jones, Daniel; Gimson, Alfred C. (1977) [1917]. Everyman's English Pronunciation Dictionary. Everyman's Reference Library (14 ed.). London: J. M. Dent & Sons. ISBN 0-460-03029-9.

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[1] "Surname: Darby". surnamedb.com. 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2008.

[jones-2] Jones, Daniel; Gimson, Alfred C. (1977) [1917]. Everyman's English Pronunciation Dictionary. Everyman's Reference Library (14 ed.). London: J. M. Dent & Sons. ISBN 0-460-03029-9.