# Dalzell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dalzell/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,675 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,968 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 184,326 people |
| Change since 2000 | -3.4% (1,734 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /diˈɛl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Dalziel.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dalzell in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Similar surnames

Dalziel, Delisle, Dolezal.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.