Delehanty Surname

288,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Delehanty Surname Definition:

Ó Dulchaointigh This has several variants, e.g. Dulanty. Of Ely O’Carroll. MIF 85; SIF 157; Map Off

Delehanty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2331:293,96527,244
Ireland531:88,8485,029
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3871:129,76412,459

Delehanty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Dulchaointigh This has several variants, e.g. Dulanty. Of Ely O’Carroll. MIF 85; SIF 157; Map Off

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Delehanty Last Name Facts

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

Delehanty is most common in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Delehanty? popularity and diffusion

It is the 288,408th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,479,358 people. The last name Delehanty is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Delehanty are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,233 people, or 1 in 293,965. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 7 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States Delehanty exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Delehanty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Delehanty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Delehanty last name expanded 319 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 2,650 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Delehanty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Delehanty are 7.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.66% registered with the party.

The amount Delehanty earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.07% more than the national average, earning $50,945 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.44% more than the national average, earning $67,788 CAD per year.

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