Delacy Surname

347,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Delacy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delacy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7141:507,64642,604
Australia2251:119,98113,219
England651:857,20145,134
Ireland231:204,7368,142
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland541:82,0355,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

Delacy (530) may also be a first name.

Delacy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Delacy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Delacy is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delacy? popularity and diffusion

Delacy is the 347,978th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,940,520 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Delacy reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 366,410th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 530 people.

The surname Delacy is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 714 people, or 1 in 507,646. In The United States Delacy is most prevalent in: California, where 21 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 6 percent are found and Oregon, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 21 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Delacy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Delacy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Delacy surname increased 438 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 310 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 57 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Delacy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Delacy last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Delacy surname are 6.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.87% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Delacy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.23% less than the national average, earning R 89,760 per year and in United States they earn 3.94% less than the national average, earning $41,448 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delacey92574/
De'lacy925/
Deleacy924/
Deilacy921/
Delachy921/
Delaacy921/
De'lacey864/
Delaczay864/
Delaca8387/
Delace8334/
Delaci8311/
Delasy836/
Delazy831/
Delache77446/
Deliaci77432/
Delachi7721/
Delasey779/
Delacee775/
Delasay775/
Delacer772/
Delacci772/
Delauca771/
Delasci771/
Delaysa771/
Delacid771/
Dealaca771/
Deliace771/
Delasoy771/
Delayse771/
Delacet771/
Delacie770/
Delacis770/
Delaice770/
Delacher71201/
Delascio71153/
Delochey7177/
Delauche7163/
Delachet7130/
Delhache7120/
Delaiche713/
Deliache711/
Delaissy711/
Delachio711/
Deleaces711/
Delascez711/
Deallaca710/
Delosa671,143/
Delasa67432/
Deloca6776/
Dealascio6725/
Delase6723/
Deilacher6716/
Delasi6714/
Delazi676/
D'Eliassy675/
Delhousay673/
Delaissey672/
Deloce672/
Dilasy671/
Delaze671/
Deslaches671/
Delosy671/
Delahache671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Delacy
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