Darwin Family History
Darwin Name Meaning
English:: (Yorkshire): usually a variant of Derwent a habitational name mostly from Derwent (Derbyshire now submerged by the Ladybower Reservoir) or Darwen (Lancashire) both named from rivers called Derwent; or less frequently from similarly named rivers in Cumberland Durham Northumberland and Yorkshire. from the Middle English personal name Derwin (from Old English Dēorwine composed of the elements dēor ‘dear’ or formerly also dēor ‘animal; fierce’ + wine ‘friend’).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022