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 occurs most in England. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delamere? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 392,160th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 8,079,319 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Delamere live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles.

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

Delamere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Delamere has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Delamere surname grew 264 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 220 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,489 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Delamere Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Delamere 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 Republicans than The US average, with 52% being registered to vote for the 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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