Darville

Darville Meaning & Origin

About Darville
The surname Darville is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Deorwald," which means "dear ruler" or "beloved ruler." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Deorwald. Over time, the spelling and pronunciation of the name evolved to become Darville.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Darville is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Darville: 885
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 27,303
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.3

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Darville based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Darville is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TRFL
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D061040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D AA1 R V IH2 L
🌐 IPA
/ˈdɑrˌvɪl/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TRFL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D614

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Darville in Braille

Here's how to represent Darville in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Darville in braille

How to sign the name Darville using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Darville using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Darville in sign language

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