Delves Surname

199,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,094 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Delves Surname Definition:

Pl., or genit., of Delve or Delf, q.v.

Delves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2051:46,2395,816
Australia3311:81,5589,472
Canada2131:172,98417,319
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Wales311:99,8247,946
Trinidad and Tobago211:64,9515,118
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines191:5,929653
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Grenada71:15,505950
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
France11:66,422,722504,397
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5421:44,9735,596
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Delves (54) may also be a first name.

Delves Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pl., or genit., of Delve or Delf, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Delves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Delves occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delves? popularity and diffusion

The surname Delves is the 199,442nd most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,480,203 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Delves live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles. Delves is also the 1,350,955th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 54 people.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 1,205 people, or 1 in 46,239. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 10 percent reside, Kent, where 8 percent reside and East Sussex, where 6 percent reside. Excluding England Delves is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Delves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Delves has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Delves last name rose 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 988 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 517 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Delves Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Delves surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Delves earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.69% more than the national average, earning $45,174 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.14% more than the national average, earning $50,248 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doelves925/
Delvees924/
Dielves921/
Delvies921/
Delve911,053/
Delleves861/
Delver83881/
Dalves83319/
Delvis8392/
Delvie8380/
Delvey8367/
Dölves8329/
Del've837/
Delvez832/
Delvec832/
Delvea831/
Delvys831/
Dolves831/
Delvet830/
Dealve830/
Delvois7733/
D'Alves7711/
Delvais7710/
Delvish777/
Delveax774/
Delvhis772/
Dalvies771/
Delleve771/
D'Elvis771/
Dehlvee771/
Dealvey771/
Dealbes771/
Delvett771/
Dalvesh771/
Delvise771/
Dielvie770/
Delva7325,913/
Delvi731,610/
Delvy73144/
Dilve731/
Dellewis712/
Delvaish711/
Delvai67310/
Dealva67265/
Dehlvi67190/
Delvit67124/
Dilver67104/
Dalvez6796/
Delvoy6782/
Dalvis6769/
Dalwes6731/
Delimpeis6729/
Delvay6728/
Delhvi6713/
Dhleve679/
Delvic675/
Delvyh674/
Dalues674/
Deelva673/
Delvoi672/
Delvio672/
Dhelvi672/
Dilvej671/
Dealue671/
Dhelvy671/
Dolvis671/
Dielvi671/
Dilvet671/
Dilveh671/
Dolwes671/
Doylve670/
Delvid670/

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