Delancey Surname

139,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Delancey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delancey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8421:127,53713,502
Bahamas2401:1,632276
Canada741:497,91342,460
Trinidad and Tobago201:68,1995,276
England111:5,065,278148,650
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Macau11:601,6301,582
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:366,56027,735

Delancey (133) may also be a first name.

Delancey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Delancey occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delancey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 139,174th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,268,144 people. Delancey is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Delancey live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. Delancey is also the 804,402nd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 133 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,842 people, or 1 in 127,537. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Mississippi, where 8 percent reside, Ohio, where 7 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The Bahamas, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Delancey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Delancey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Delancey surname grew 2,074 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Delancey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Delancey surname are 10.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.83% being registered with the political party.

The amount Delancey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.02% less than the national average, earning $40,119 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.13% more than the national average, earning $55,712 CAD per year.

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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 Delancey
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