Darsey

surname · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/ˈdɑɹsi/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Darsey is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country. Recorded meaning: Main GB Location (1881): Lancs. See Darcy . 2 Scottish: locative name from Dairsie in Fife.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States1 in 466K(measured from records)
  • IEIreland≈1 in 30K
  • GHGhana≈1 in 115K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

United States (measured from records)

714 people, 2010

Sources
192 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 30K (inferred from the name graph)

Ireland, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Main GB Location (1881): Lancs. See Darcy . 2 Scottish: locative name from Dairsie in Fife.

Sources 1

  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland

Where in the world(measured from records)

Darsey counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Darsey is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
US United States7141 in 466K774Darsey192
GH Ghana≈260 est.≈1 in 115K—Darsey3
IE Ireland≈180 est.≈1 in 30K—Darsey1
NG Nigeria≈150 est.≈1 in 1.4M—Darsey1
CA Canada≈120 est.≈1 in 319K—Darsey23
SG Singapore≈31 est.≈1 in 198K—Darsey1

714 people counted by Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010, 2010. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Ms Darsey,
InformalHi Darsey,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 10 sources across 3 countries.

Official registers attesting Darsey
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000774#28,912
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020724#33,810
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010714#32,268
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 2

  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Darsey mean, and where does it come from?
Main GB Location (1881): Lancs. See Darcy . 2 Scottish: locative name from Dairsie in Fife. Recorded by The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland.
How do you pronounce Darsey?
A machine transcription gives /ˈdɑɹsi/ (IPA) for English.
In which country does Darsey have the most bearers?
In the United States, the national register counted about 714 people named Darsey, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled darsey.
How common is the name Darsey?
In the United States, the national register counted 714 people named Darsey in 2010, about 1 in 466 thousand residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Darsey”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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