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The surname Delfin

A surname, carried by 1,902 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D415

Delfin: #15,406 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Delfin #15,406, 1,902 people Delfin: #15,406 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Delfin #15,406, 1,902 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Delfin is more common than 90.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,902 people named Delfin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 162,327 Americans. That is up 47% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,294.

#15,406
rank among US surnames
1,902
people in 2010
0.6
per 100,000 Americans
+47%
change since 2000 (was #19,366)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#15,397Ake1,904162,156
#15,402Frew1,903162,241
#15,406Delfin1,902162,327
#15,409McQueary1,901162,412

Who is named Delfin

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

62% of people named Delfin identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 27% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 7.5% as white (not Hispanic).

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 62%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 27%
  • White (not Hispanic) 7.5%
  • Two or more races 2.5%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Delfin

Delfin has the Soundex code D415, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D415.

Questions

How common is the surname Delfin?
1,902 people in the United States had the surname Delfin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 162,327 Americans. It ranked 15,406th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Delfin?
In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Delfin identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 27% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Is the surname Delfin getting more or less common?
More common. 1,294 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,902 in 2010, up 47%.