Darnall

English

Etymology

From Old English dierne (“secret, hidden”) + healh (“nook, angle, recess”).

Proper noun

Darnall (countable and uncountable, plural Darnalls)

1. A suburb and ward of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3988).
2. A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
3. A neighborhood, the former name for Redwood Village, San Diego, California, United States.
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Darnall is the 14848^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1995 individuals. Darnall is most common among White (95.74%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Darnall”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 413.

Anagrams

• Randall