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Where Does The Last Name Delany Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Delany is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Délany or Délány. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Delany? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 93,054^th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,420,021 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Delany are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Delany is also the 340,957^th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 601 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,473 people, or 1 in 146,566. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 12 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent live and Ireland, where 12 percent live.

Delany Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Delany has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Delany last name contracted 24 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 68 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 101 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 141 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Delany Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Delany last name are 20.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.72% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Delany earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 36.02% more than the national average, earning R 323,232 per year; in United States they earn 6.49% more than the national average, earning $45,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.04% more than the national average, earning $55,167 CAD per year.