Delahanty Surname

303,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,249 people bear this surname

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

Delahanty Surname Definition:

Ó Dulchaointigh This has several variants, e.g. Dulanty. Of Ely O’Carroll. MIF 85; SIF 157; Map Off

Delahanty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1771:307,95228,288
Mexico341:3,650,77125,133
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

Delahanty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Dulchaointigh This has several variants, e.g. Dulanty. Of Ely O’Carroll. MIF 85; SIF 157; Map Off

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Delahanty Last Name Facts

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

Delahanty is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Delahanty.

How Common Is The Last Name Delahanty? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 303,577th most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,834,704 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Delahanty live; 98 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Delahanty is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,177 people, or 1 in 307,952. In The United States Delahanty is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 3 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Delahanty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Delahanty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Delahanty last name increased 705 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Delahanty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Delahanty surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Delahanty surname are 8.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Delahanty earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,044 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.69% less than the national average, earning $35,428 CAD per year.

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