Daleigh Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Daleigh Surname User-submission:

From the Latin, dail, meaning 'assembly'. The root of the name and all its derivatives can be traced back to the single meaning of 'one that gathers at assemblies'. The earliest ancestors with the surname O'Dalaigh were often poets and/or scholars and were present in the courts of many high lords.

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Daleigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113

Daleigh (9) may also be a first name.

Daleigh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the Latin, dail, meaning 'assembly'. The root of the name and all its derivatives can be traced back to the single meaning of 'one that gathers at assemblies'. The earliest ancestors with the surname O'Dalaigh were often poets and/or scholars and were present in the courts of many high lords.

- kndaley

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dalegh921/
Dalaigh8618/
Doleigh862/
Deleigh861/
Dalig83876/
Daleg8310/
Daileg772,339/
Dalekh771,620/
Dalaig77293/
Daylig77145/
Dallig77142/
Dailig77139/
Dalueg77108/
Dalleg7741/
Dayleg7738/
Dalhig7716/
Dahlig7715/
Daelig777/
Daligk772/
Deligh772/
Dealeg772/
Dalikh772/
Daulig771/
Daslig771/
Dalagh771/
Dahleg770/
Daligue7154/
Dálaigh7123/
Dahalig7110/
Dalgikh719/
Dyelegh717/
Daloweg715/
Dalough715/
Daalagh714/
Dohligh711/
Dailaig711/
Daliyag711/
Dolleyhigh710/
Deleg673,438/
Dalag671,708/
Delig671,334/
Dalek671,041/
Dalik67403/
Dalex67271/
Dalec67232/
Dalic67228/
Dalix67228/
Dahliaag6762/
Daleq6749/
Dolig6735/
Dalligue6725/
Doleg678/
Déleg675/
Dollhigh671/
Dawelleg671/
Dhaliyag671/
Dallegue671/

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