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    The surname Dalziel

    A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 613 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /diˈɛl/ 2 syllables Soundex D424

    Dalziel: #36,477 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Dalziel #36,477, 613 people Dalziel: #36,477 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Dalziel #36,477, 613 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dalziel is more common than 77.5% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    Spelling pronunciation of Scots Dalȝiel with the letter ⟨ȝ⟩ confused with ⟨z⟩, ultimately from dail (“field”) + geal (“white, bright”).

    One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 613 people named Dalziel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 503,663 Americans. That is down 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 622.

    #36,477
    rank among US surnames
    613
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1.4%
    change since 2000 (was #34,459)

    Who is named Dalziel

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Dalziel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Dalziel

    Dalziel has the Soundex code D424, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D424.

    Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

    All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Dalziel come from?
    Spelling pronunciation of Scots Dalȝiel with the letter ⟨ȝ⟩ confused with ⟨z⟩, ultimately from dail (“field”) + geal (“white, bright”).
    How common is the surname Dalziel?
    613 people in the United States had the surname Dalziel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 503,663 Americans. It ranked 36,477th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dalziel?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Dalziel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    How do you pronounce Dalziel?
    Dalziel is /diˈɛl/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Dalziel getting more or less common?
    Less common. 622 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 613 in 2010, down 1.4%.
    What are other spellings of Dalziel?
    Dalyell, Dalzell and Delzell.