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

Delamar, 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 Delamar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Delamar in America

Delamar is the 46037th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Delamar surname appeared 463 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 Delamar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Delamar 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 Delamar

The surname Delamar originated in France during the medieval period. It is derived from the French words "de la" meaning "of the" and "mar" meaning "sea" or "ocean". The name is thought to have been initially given to someone who lived near the sea or who worked in a maritime profession.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Delamar can be found in a 13th century cartulary from the Normandy region of France. This document mentions a landowner named Raoul Delamar who held property near the coastal town of Dieppe.

In the 14th century, records show a knight named Geoffroi Delamar who fought in the Hundred Years' War under the banner of King Charles VI of France. He was noted for his bravery at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.

During the 16th century, the Delamar family established themselves in the Brittany region of northwestern France. A prominent member was Michel Delamar (1540-1623), a merchant and ship owner who traded with ports across Europe and the Mediterranean.

In the 17th century, Jacques Delamar (1612-1689) was a French explorer and navigator who sailed to the Caribbean and helped establish French colonies in the West Indies. He documented his voyages in a logbook that is now held in the French National Archives.

The 18th century saw the birth of Pierre-Ambroise Delamar (1741-1805), a French playwright and librettist who wrote several popular operas and comedies that were performed in Paris and other major cities across Europe.

As the Delamar name spread throughout France over the centuries, it also became associated with various place names that incorporated the word "mar" such as Marville, Marvejols, and Marsat. However, the direct connection between the surname and these locations is unclear.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Delamar

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

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 Delamar 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 Delamar 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 Delamar was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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