Given name & surname
Darrow
“one who wields a spear”
Darrow is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “one who wields a spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “one who wields a spear.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darrow through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 851
- 851 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 32
- #3,528 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +98%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,528 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 98.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 541 as a first name in 2020; 5,626 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Darrow’s family of names
Darrow has a related form in Daro. Darrow has a related form in Daroe. Darrow has a related form in Daroh.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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