Delamere Surname

392,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Delamere Surname Definition:

The French De la Mare = Of the Pool [French mare, Low Latin mara, a pool, pond; Latin mare, the sea]

Delamere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2901:192,13117,003
New Zealand1431:31,6675,500
Ireland1341:35,1412,927
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Canada851:433,47837,831
Australia551:490,83137,357
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Samoa41:48,452659
Wales41:773,63329,106
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland611:72,6215,284
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Delamere Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The French De la Mare = Of the Pool [French mare, Low Latin mara, a pool, pond; Latin mare, the sea]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Delamere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Delamere is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Delamere.

How Common Is The Last Name Delamere? popularity and diffusion

The surname Delamere is the 392,160th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 8,079,319 people. Delamere occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Delamere reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is held by 290 people, or 1 in 192,131. In England Delamere is most prevalent in: Merseyside, where 26 percent reside, Greater London, where 14 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 16 percent reside and Ireland, where 15 percent reside.

Delamere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Delamere has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Delamere last name increased 264 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 220 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,489 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Delamere Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Delamere surname are 5.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Delamere earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 21.17% more than the national average, earning R 287,940 per year; in United States they earn 10.81% more than the national average, earning $47,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.99% more than the national average, earning $61,106 CAD per year.

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