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The surname D'Elia

A surname, carried by 5,301 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D400 Also a first name

D'Elia: #6,414 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer D'Elia #6,414, 5,301 people D'Elia: #6,414 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez D'Elia #6,414, 5,301 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). D'Elia is more common than 96% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,301 people named D'Elia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,243 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,765.

#6,414
rank among US surnames
5,301
people in 2010
1.8
per 100,000 Americans
+11.2%
change since 2000 (was #6,559)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#6,405Fick5,31158,133
#6,407Dandrea5,31058,144
#6,409Muncy5,30858,166
#6,410Schütz5,30758,177
#6,411Reavis5,30558,199
#6,412Moskowitz5,30458,210
#6,413Hinman5,30358,221

Who is named D'Elia

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

84% of people named D'Elia identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

  • White (not Hispanic) 84%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.2%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 4.7%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
  • Two or more races 0.9%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous D'Elias

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Chris D'Elia
    American actor and comedian, born 1980
  • Demi Delia
    American former pornographic actress, born 1967
  • Marcos Delía
    Argentine basketball player (born 1992)

Notable D'Elias come mostly from the United States (2) and Italy (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like D'Elia

D'Elia has the Soundex code D400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D400.

Questions

How common is the surname D'Elia?
5,301 people in the United States had the surname D'Elia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,243 Americans. It ranked 6,414th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname D'Elia?
In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named D'Elia identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named D'Elia?
Chris D'Elia, American actor and comedian, followed by Demi Delia.
Where is the surname D'Elia most common?
Wikidata records people named D'Elia in the United States and Italy.
Is the surname D'Elia getting more or less common?
More common. 4,765 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,301 in 2010, up 11%.
Is D'Elia also a first name?
Yes. D'Elia 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.