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.

In Ireland, Darby is an diminutive of the Gaelic name Ó Diarmada, which means "descendant of Diarmaid".

Notable people with the name or its variants include:

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