Darby (name)

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] Notable people with the name or its variants include:

Coat of arms of Darby
Vice-Admiral George Darby , by George Romney , ca.1784