Delday Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameDelday Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 56 | 1:95,604 | 6,623 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 51 | 1:73,396 | 4,210 |
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
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.
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).
- deldayDelday Demographics
Average Delday Salary in
England
£25,550
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deldhay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Delda | 91 | 1,541 | / |
| Deldy | 91 | 36 | / |
| Dilday | 83 | 1,339 | / |
| Deldas | 83 | 16 | / |
| Deldad | 83 | 2 | / |
| Deldea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Deldat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Deldai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dheldy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dlda | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dldy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deldhys | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dildaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deldoye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deldach | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dilda | 73 | 1,345 | / |
| Dildy | 73 | 1,011 | / |
| Delde | 73 | 222 | / |
| Dylda | 73 | 158 | / |
| Deldi | 73 | 12 | / |
| Dldad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dieldiye | 71 | 14 | / |
| Deldeyes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deldatch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deldio | 67 | 269 | / |
| Dildaş | 67 | 195 | / |
| Dildad | 67 | 181 | / |
| Dehlde | 67 | 169 | / |
| Deldou | 67 | 146 | / |
| Döldaş | 67 | 109 | / |
| Delder | 67 | 37 | / |
| Deldee | 67 | 26 | / |
| Deldue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Deldid | 67 | 5 | / |
| Deldez | 67 | 4 | / |
| Deldes | 67 | 4 | / |
| Deulde | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deldet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deldei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deldie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhilda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dildyy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dildas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deldeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gylday | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dillda | 67 | 0 | / |
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