Dell Surname

14,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Dell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dale,' from residence therein. Dale is a common suffix in place-names; compare Dunderdale, Tyndale, Martindale, Tweedall, &c.

Ralph de la Dale, Suffolk 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Dell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,5651:28,8473,579
Italy4,5561:13,4232,166
England3,3501:16,6322,412
Argentina2,8311:15,0981,344
Iran2,4701:31,0863,746
Brazil2,0091:106,5584,007
Canada1,6251:22,6743,086
Australia1,4781:18,2652,547
Germany1,4551:55,3307,173
South Africa9691:55,9117,099
France8471:78,42111,036
Indonesia6891:191,94418,319
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
New Zealand3141:14,4212,535
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Jamaica2381:12,0591,231
Dominican Republic1461:71,4583,346
India961:7,990,264168,289
Belgium951:121,01717,762
Luxembourg941:6,176909
Scotland871:61,5385,001
Wales711:43,5854,199
Trinidad and Tobago441:30,9993,171
Uruguay421:81,7098,364
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
China371:36,954,6371,973
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Taiwan331:710,4475,096
Pakistan321:5,582,62134,646
Venezuela271:1,118,67016,331
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Panama241:163,0115,136
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Guatemala161:1,005,1675,285
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Algeria151:2,575,43744,639
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Cayman Islands141:4,564572
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Bahamas51:78,350887
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominica11:75,891912
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7521:13,9132,082
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7851:28,1343,448

The alternate forms: Delľ (2), Delĺ (2) & Déll (1) are calculated separately.

Dell (12,570) may also be a first name.

Dell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dale,' from residence therein. Dale is a common suffix in place-names; compare Dunderdale, Tyndale, Martindale, Tweedall, &c.

Ralph de la Dale, Suffolk 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas de la Dale, Suffolk, ibid.

Richard del Dale, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

Thomas del Dale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus del Dale, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus at Dale, 1379: ibid.

Johannes at Dale, 1379: ibid.

1545. Married — Water (Walter) Marlar and Mary Dale: St. Antnolin (London).

1567. — Thomas Dale and Christyan Hobkyns: St. Dionis Backchurch.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Local, Johannes de Dale was charter witness at Yester, 1374 (Yester, p. 26), Syme of Daile and Jok of Dail of the Newtoun occur in Ayrshire, 1470 (Prestwick, p. 4, 5), and John Daill in Fouldaine, 1653 (Lauder).

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

(English) Dweller in the (Small) Valley [Old English dell]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Valley” in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Dweller at the deep hollow or vale.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A valley. The medieval form was At Dale, softened afterwards to A'Dale, as often found in parish registers of the XVI. cent., and widely renowned through the ballad of Robin Hood and Allin a'Dale. In the H.R. we find De Dale, and De la Dale.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A little dale or valley. From residence in one.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From dol, a valley, dale.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Nearly synonymous; a bushy vale; low ground, with ground ascending around it.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Dell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dell (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻝ) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Delľ, Delĺ or Déll. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,874th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 194,542 people. The surname Dell is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Dell reside; 30 percent reside in North America and 30 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 52,494th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 12,570 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 12,565 people, or 1 in 28,847. In The United States Dell is most prevalent in: New York, where 9 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States Dell exists in 118 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 12 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Dell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dell last name expanded 704 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 2,175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,367 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 79 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (43%) in Ireland and Orthodox (94%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Dell surname are 14.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 17.42% more than the national average, earning €35,261 per year; in South Africa they earn 72.48% more than the national average, earning R 409,872 per year; in United States they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning $43,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.31% more than the national average, earning $52,322 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delľ922/
Delĺ922/
Déll921/
Duell894,435/
Doell892,508/
Diell89159/
Deell8997/
Deull8943/
Daell8926/
Dhell8918/
Ådell8913/
Delll891/
D'ell890/
Del869,945/
Dll868/
Hådell80103/
Gydell8023/
De'ell802/
Deglil801/
Dhoell801/
Dill7536,009/
Diel7511,690/
Delp757,548/
Duel756,645/
Dael756,314/
Deel755,705/
Döll754,435/
Doel753,298/
Düll751,894/
Dehl751,041/
Deul75515/
Delt75239/
Dyll75193/
Desl75102/
Dhel7567/
Delh7549/
Deld7522/
D'El7515/
Dllh756/
Ddel753/
Hdel752/
Dlld752/
Ådel751/
Tdel751/
Dlll751/
Dllt751/
Dellova731,165/
Dellová736/
Wândell731/
Diehl6755,114/
Delph673,314/
Dl67755/
Dell'ova67235/
Doehl67125/
Dheel67111/
Dhael6773/
Dhill6768/
Degli6744/
Dhiel6736/
Duill6731/
Deehl6730/
Dhyll6720/
Dioll6711/
Dyoll676/
Duehl675/
Dilhl674/
Deuhl674/
Gydel674/
Hdeel673/
Deelp672/
Tdiel672/
Dhoel671/
Dhdel671/
Dhesl671/
Dihll671/
Deldh671/
Deltt671/
Hdiel670/

Dell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dell in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻝaldl-

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