Find out how popular the last name Delacroix is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Delacroix.

Delacroix, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Delacroix surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Delacroix in America

Delacroix is the 94730th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Delacroix surname appeared 193 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Delacroix.

We can also compare 2010 data for Delacroix to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Delacroix

The surname Delacroix is of French origin, derived from the phrase "de la croix" meaning "of the cross". It first emerged in the northern regions of France, particularly in Normandy and Picardy, during the late 11th or early 12th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Chartulary of Longpont Abbey, a medieval cartulary from the late 12th century, where a certain Radulphus de la Croix is mentioned. The name likely referred to someone who lived near a prominent cross or a location named after a cross.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various records, such as the Testa de Nevill, an important feudal survey of England conducted between 1212 and 1217. This document mentions a Robert de la Croiz, indicating the presence of the surname in England during that period.

The Delacroix name has been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One of the earliest was Jean Delacroix, a French painter born in 1530 in the town of Verdun. He is best known for his religious works and portraits commissioned by the French nobility.

Another prominent figure was the famous Romantic artist Eugène Delacroix, born in 1798 in Charenton-Saint-Maurice, near Paris. He is renowned for his masterpieces such as "Liberty Leading the People" and "The Death of Sardanapalus", and is considered one of the most influential French painters of the 19th century.

In the literary world, the name is associated with André Delacroix, a French poet and essayist born in 1885 in Lille. He was a member of the Académie Française and is best known for his works exploring the themes of nature and rural life.

The Delacroix name can also be found in the field of science. Henri Delacroix, born in 1873 in Paris, was a renowned French psychologist and philosopher who made significant contributions to the study of emotions and religious psychology.

Lastly, Charles Delacroix, born in 1879 in Lille, was a prominent French politician and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of France from 1930 to 1932, during a period of economic and political turmoil.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Delacroix

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Delacroix.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Delacroix was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Delacroix has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Delacroix was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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