Dellow Surname

214,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dellow Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at (prob.) Dela’s Hill or Tumulus [Old English hlœw, a hill, tumulus] The second element might also be the Old English hó, a hoo or hill. We find a ‘William Dellowe’ in the Hundred Rolls, but also a ‘Delhou.’ Cp. the Yorkshire place-name Dallow.

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Dellow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8451:65,9397,656
New Zealand3081:14,7022,578
Australia2241:120,51713,272
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Canada1471:250,65023,792
Tanzania691:767,27042,064
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Wales171:182,03112,022
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Sweden131:757,44356,422
India121:63,922,115578,870
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4591:53,1056,388
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Dellow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at (prob.) Dela’s Hill or Tumulus [Old English hlœw, a hill, tumulus] The second element might also be the Old English hó, a hoo or hill. We find a ‘William Dellowe’ in the Hundred Rolls, but also a ‘Delhou.’ Cp. the Yorkshire place-name Dallow.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dellow Last Name Facts

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

Dellow (Marathi: डेलो) is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dellow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 214,545th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,801,537 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Dellow reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 845 people, or 1 in 65,939. In England Dellow is primarily found in: Greater London, where 17 percent reside, Essex, where 12 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 12 percent reside. Aside from England this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Dellow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dellow has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dellow surname expanded 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 478 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dellow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dellow last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dellow last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dellow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.06% more than the national average, earning R 392,244 per year; in United States they earn 14.77% more than the national average, earning $49,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.86% less than the national average, earning $46,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dellowe9224/
Dellows923/
Dellhow921/
Dillow834,777/
Dellaw833/
Dellof831/
Dlow807/
Dellova771,165/
Dhillow7750/
Delloff7717/
Dillowe7711/
Delleuw776/
Dillows771/
Dilliow771/
Dellhof770/
Dhlow731/
Dloow731/
Dell'ova71235/
Delliova713/
Delhloff710/
Dellhoff710/
Dillof6728/
Gyllow676/
D'Lowe672/
Dlouwe671/
Dellav671/

Dellow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dellow in the Marathi language
डेलोdelo-

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