Delano Surname

59,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Delano Surname Definition:

(French) One who came from Delanoe (of the wet land), in France, dweller in, or near, a marsh.

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Delano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,7081:54,0346,461
Chile4251:41,4512,009
Nigeria3711:477,47424,038
Canada2041:180,61617,977
Philippines1731:585,19264,333
Indonesia1021:1,296,56190,231
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
England641:870,59545,570
Mexico441:2,821,05022,257
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
France261:2,554,720189,486
Austria181:473,08046,251
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Singapore131:423,66918,211
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Israel111:777,96750,646
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9121:26,2653,230

The alternate forms: Délano (5) are calculated separately.

Delano (9,666) may also be a first name.

Delano Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who came from Delanoe (of the wet land), in France, dweller in, or near, a marsh.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(New England), Of the meadow. (variant: de la Noe.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Latin nauda, meaning 'place that collects waters'. Noue is a piece of roof that collects water, just like a noe is a wetland that does not dry out.

- Forebears.io

Delano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Delano (Georgian: დელანო, Marathi: िडलानो, Russian: Делано) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Délano. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delano? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 59,586th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 860,700 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Delano are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 62,678th most frequent forename globally It is held by 9,666 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 6,708 people, or 1 in 54,034. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 9 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 77 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Delano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Delano has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 351 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 711 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Delano Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Delano surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Delano surname are 1.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.31% being registered with the party.

The amount Delano earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.67% more than the national average, earning $45,164 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.07% less than the national average, earning $49,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Delano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Delano in the Georgian language
დელანოdelano-
Delano in the Marathi language
िडलानोidalano66.67
डेलानोdelano33.33
Delano in the Russian language
Деланоdelano-

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Delano Reference & Research

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Delano/Delanoy/Lano FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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