Delee Surname
Approximately 1,209 people bear this surname
Delee Surname Definition:
“The Lees of Lee, and Darnhall, county Chester, the Lees of Quarendon, Bucks, of whom was the gallant Sir Henry Lee, K.G., and the Lees of Ditchley, Earls of Lichfield, spring from the De Lee of Battle Abbey.” —Sir Bernard Burke. They are, however, generally believed to have taken their name, about the time of Edward III.
Read More About This SurnameDelee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 937 | 1:386,829 | 34,050 |
| Liberia | 128 | 1:34,442 | 3,224 |
| Ireland | 56 | 1:84,088 | 4,852 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 56 | 1:79,105 | 5,579 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 71 | 1:707,305 | 45,577 |
The alternate forms: Delée (27) are calculated separately.
Delee (378) may also be a first name.
Delee Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“The Lees of Lee, and Darnhall, county Chester, the Lees of Quarendon, Bucks, of whom was the gallant Sir Henry Lee, K.G., and the Lees of Ditchley, Earls of Lichfield, spring from the De Lee of Battle Abbey.” —Sir Bernard Burke. They are, however, generally believed to have taken their name, about the time of Edward III., from the manor of Lee in Cheshire, the county where we find, according to the homely adage, “As many Lees As there are fleas.”
Most probably the family here indicated is that of De la Ley, in the county Durham. The Chapelry of Witton-Gilbert derives its name from its ancient lord, Gilbert de la Ley, a Baron of the Bishopric circ. 1158-1180. “His estates extended over a vast dristrict Westwards, from the Brune to the Conebeck and the Tame, including Stanley, Beamish, and Tanfield-de-la Leigh, which still retains, like Witton, part of the name of its ancient owners. The chief evidence of these old Lords of Witton is to be found in their donations to the Church.”— Surtee's Durham. Philip de la Ley held Witton in 1220, but his son proved the last of his race, and his grand-daughter Alyne, the wife first of William de Dalden, and then of Sir Robert Conyers, became sole heir. A lazar-house founded by Gilbert de la Ley for five poor lepers “stood a few score yards to the N. of the church: it is now a farm house belonging to the corpse-land of the S. stall of Durham Cathedral. A pointed window still remains, studded with the nail-head ornament I.R.”—Ibid. The manors of Tanfield and Beamish were granted by Philip de la Ley to Guiscard Charron, one of the Bishop of Durham’s Justices, in 1279; and conveyed by Joan de Charron to Sir Bertram de Monboucher about 1309.
A Norman name: Ille; a local name
Delee Demographics
Delee Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Delee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Delee Come From? nationality or country of origin
Delee (Marathi: डेलेर्े) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Delée. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Delee? popularity and diffusion
Delee is the 311,397th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,027,747 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Delee reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Delee is also the 446,161st most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 378 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 937 people, or 1 in 386,829. In The United States Delee is primarily concentrated in: Louisiana, where 18 percent live, South Carolina, where 15 percent live and Georgia, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 11 percent live and Ireland, where 5 percent live.
Delee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Delee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Delee last name expanded 1,320 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Delee Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Delee surname are 33.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80.56% being registered to vote for the political party.
Delee earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.93% less than the national average, earning $40,591 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Delee Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Delee in the Marathi language | ||
| डेलेर्े | delere | - |
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