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    The surname Delaware

    A surname, carried by 454 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈdɛləwɛɹ/ 3 syllables Soundex D460

    Delaware: #46,811 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Delaware #46,811, 454 people Delaware: #46,811 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Delaware #46,811, 454 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Delaware is more common than 71.1% of them.

    Origin

    The river in the northeastern United States was named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618). The people and the state were named for the river. For the surname, see De La Warr.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 454 people named Delaware in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 680,056 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 411.

    #46,811
    rank among US surnames
    454
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10.5%
    change since 2000 (was #48,293)

    Who is named Delaware

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

    54% of people named Delaware identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 11% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 54%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 24%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Delawar

    Surnames that sound like Delaware

    Delaware has the Soundex code D460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D460.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Delaware come from?
    The river in the northeastern United States was named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618). The people and the state were named for the river. For the surname, see De La Warr.
    How common is the surname Delaware?
    454 people in the United States had the surname Delaware in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 680,056 Americans. It ranked 46,811th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Delaware?
    In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Delaware identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Delaware?
    Delaware is /ˈdɛləwɛɹ/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Delaware getting more or less common?
    More common. 411 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 454 in 2010, up 11%.
    What are other spellings of Delaware?
    Delawar.