# Dell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dell/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,255 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,305 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 37,401 people |
| Change since 2000 | -3.6% (8,563 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /dɛl/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dell in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dell in the United States.

## People named Dell

- Michael Dell, American businessman and CEO (born 1965)
- Dorothy Dell, American actress (1915–1934)
- Natalie Dell, American rower
- Myrna Dell, American actress (1924-2011)

## Similar surnames

Deal, Dill, Doll, Delao, D'Elia, Dull, Deel, Delay, Deleo, Duell, Deuel, Dall.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.