How common is the surname Delano?

5,392 people in the United States had the surname Delano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,260 Americans. It ranked 6,327th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Delano?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Delano identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Delano?

Diane Delano, American actress (1957–2024), followed by Jack Delano.

Where is the surname Delano most common?

Wikidata records people named Delano in the United States and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Delano?

Delano is /ˈdɛlənəʊ/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Delano getting more or less common?

More common. 5,103 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,392 in 2010, up 5.7%.

The surname Delano

A French surname, carried by 5,392 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈdɛlənəʊ/ 3 syllables Soundex D450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Delano is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

French origin

Americanized form of French Delannoy, from Old French de (“from”) + Lannoy (the name of several places in France and Belgium), from l (“the”) + Latin alnētum (“alderwood”), from alnus (“alder”) + -ētum (“place”).

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 5,392 people named Delano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,260 Americans. That is up 5.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,103.

#6,327

rank among US surnames

5,392

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.7%

change since 2000 (was #6,184)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,323	Demoss	5,399	57,186
#6,325	Hash	5,397	57,207
#6,326	Overman	5,396	57,217
#6,327	Delano	5,392	57,260
#6,329	Pilcher	5,391	57,271

Who is named Delano

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

89% of people named Delano identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Delanos

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Diane Delano
American actress (1957–2024)
Jack Delano
American photographer and composer (1914-1997)
Columbus Delano
American politician (1809-1896)
Nikki Delano
American pornographic actress, born 1986
Jamie Delano
British comics writer (1954-)

Notable Delanos come mostly from the United States (4) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Delano

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

Other French surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname Delano come from?: Americanized form of French Delannoy, from Old French de (“from”) + Lannoy (the name of several places in France and Belgium), from l (“the”) + Latin alnētum (“alderwood”), from alnus (“alder”) + -ētum (“place”).
How common is the surname Delano?: 5,392 people in the United States had the surname Delano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,260 Americans. It ranked 6,327th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Delano?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Delano identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Delano?: Diane Delano, American actress (1957–2024), followed by Jack Delano.
Where is the surname Delano most common?: Wikidata records people named Delano in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Delano?: Delano is /ˈdɛlənəʊ/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Delano getting more or less common?: More common. 5,103 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,392 in 2010, up 5.7%.