How common is the surname Delany?

1,909 people in the United States had the surname Delany in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 161,732 Americans. It ranked 15,363rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Delany?

Dana Delany, American actress, followed by Samuel R. Delany.

Where is the surname Delany most common?

Wikidata records people named Delany in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Delany getting more or less common?

More common. 1,735 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,909 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Delany

A surname, carried by 1,909 people in the United States.

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). Delany is more common than 90.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,909 people named Delany in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 161,732 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,735.

#15,363

rank among US surnames

1,909

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+10%

change since 2000 (was #15,490)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,355	Lisi	1,910	161,647
#15,363	Delany	1,909	161,732
#15,370	Calo	1,908	161,816

Who is named Delany

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

86% of people named Delany identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
Two or more races 3.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Delanys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dana Delany
American actress, born 1956
Samuel R. Delany
American author and literary critic (born 1942)
Michael Delany
Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist, born 1965

Notable Delanys come mostly from the United States (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Delany

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

Questions

How common is the surname Delany?: 1,909 people in the United States had the surname Delany in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 161,732 Americans. It ranked 15,363rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Delany?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Delany identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Delany?: Dana Delany, American actress, followed by Samuel R. Delany.
Where is the surname Delany most common?: Wikidata records people named Delany in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Delany getting more or less common?: More common. 1,735 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,909 in 2010, up 10%.