How common is the surname Delaney?

33,218 people in the United States had the surname Delaney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,295 Americans. It ranked 1,057th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Delaney?

Kim Delaney, American actress, followed by Brian T. Delaney.

Where is the surname Delaney most common?

Wikidata records people named Delaney in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

How do you pronounce Delaney?

Delaney is /dɪˈleɪni/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Delaney getting more or less common?

More common. 31,236 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 33,218 in 2010, up 6.3%.

Is Delaney also a first name?

Yes. Delaney is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Delaney

A French patronymic surname, carried by 33,218 people in the United States.

Pronounced /dɪˈleɪni/ 3 syllables Soundex D450 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Delaney is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

French origin

From a Norman baronial surname, from a place in France, Old French del aunaie (“from the alder grove”). In Ireland an anglicization of Irish Ó Dubhshláine (descendant of Black (dubh) + Challenge (slán)).

Delaney is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 33,218 people named Delaney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 9,295 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 31,236.

#1,057

rank among US surnames

33,218

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,027)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,048	Shea	33,329	9,264
#1,049	Ewing	33,314	9,268
#1,050	Bright	33,281	9,277
#1,051	Becerra	33,274	9,279
#1,052	Lindsay	33,255	9,284
#1,053	Ritter	33,252	9,285
#1,054	Cooley	33,231	9,291

Who is named Delaney

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

84% of people named Delaney identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Delaneys

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kim Delaney
American actress, born 1961
Brian T. Delaney
American actor, born 1976
Rob Delaney
American comedian and actor, born 1977
Malcolm Delaney
American basketball player (born 1989)
John Delaney
American politician (born 1963)
Jim Delaney
American shot putter (1921–2012)
Ashley Delaney
Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist, born 1986
Colin Delaney
American professional wrestler, born 1986
Beauford Delaney
African American artist (1901-1979)
Charles Delaney
American actor (1892–1959)
Lucy Delaney
American writer (1830-1890)
April McClain-Delaney
American politician, born 1964

Notable Delaneys come mostly from the United States (10), the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Dulaney

Surnames that sound like Delaney

Delaney has the Soundex code D450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D450.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Delaney come from?: From a Norman baronial surname, from a place in France, Old French del aunaie (“from the alder grove”). In Ireland an anglicization of Irish Ó Dubhshláine (descendant of Black (dubh) + Challenge (slán)).
How common is the surname Delaney?: 33,218 people in the United States had the surname Delaney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,295 Americans. It ranked 1,057th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Delaney?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Delaney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Delaney?: Kim Delaney, American actress, followed by Brian T. Delaney.
Where is the surname Delaney most common?: Wikidata records people named Delaney in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
How do you pronounce Delaney?: Delaney is /dɪˈleɪni/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Delaney?: Delaney is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Delaney getting more or less common?: More common. 31,236 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 33,218 in 2010, up 6.3%.
What are other spellings of Delaney?: Dulaney.
Is Delaney also a first name?: Yes. Delaney is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.