Delday Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Delday Surname Definition:

An old Orcadian surname from the linds of Deldaill in the parish of Deerness. James Deldall, merchant in Kirkwall, in 1616 (MCM., II, p. 190). Probably extinct.

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Delday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland561:95,6046,623
England351:1,591,94567,242
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland511:73,3964,210
England51:4,875,074116,529

Delday Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An old Orcadian surname from the linds of Deldaill in the parish of Deerness. James Deldall, merchant in Kirkwall, in 1616 (MCM., II, p. 190). Probably extinct.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

User-submitted Reference

This name originates on Orkney in the parish of Deerness. There is in fact an area marked on the Ordinance Survey map called Delday, it is in fact one house (a very small stone built bothy with a tin roof).

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Delday Last Name Facts

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

The last name Delday is found in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Delday? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,649,806th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Delday are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in Scotland, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 95,604. In Scotland it is mostly concentrated in: Orkney, where 43 percent live, Aberdeenshire, where 32 percent live and Aberdeen City, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Scotland this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 22 percent live.

Delday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Delday has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname expanded 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Delday Last Name Statistics demography

Delday earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 35.03% less than the national average, earning $32,280 CAD per year.

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Deldou67146/
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Delder6737/
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Deldez674/
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Deulde672/
Deldet671/
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Dhilda671/
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