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

Delano, 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 Delano surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Delano in America

Delano is the 6327th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Delano surname appeared 5,392 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Delano.

We can also compare 2010 data for Delano 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 Delano

The surname DELANO is of French origin, deriving from the Old French phrase "de l'aulne," meaning "from the alders." This phrase refers to a place where alder trees grew, suggesting that the name originated as a locational surname denoting someone who lived near or owned land with alder trees.

The DELANO name can be traced back to the 12th century in the Normandy region of northern France. Early spellings of the name included de Laulne, de Lalne, and de Laune, reflecting the various dialectal variations common in medieval times.

One of the earliest recorded references to the DELANO name is found in the Domesday Book of 1086, a survey of land ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The entry mentions a landowner named Radulfus de Lalna in Somerset.

During the 13th century, the DELANO name began to appear in other regions of France, including Brittany and Île-de-France. Notable early bearers of the name include Jean Delano, a merchant from Rouen who participated in the Seventh Crusade in 1248.

In the 16th century, the DELANO family established themselves in the Netherlands, with members serving as merchants and officials in the Dutch East India Company. One of the most prominent figures from this era was Philip Delano, born in 1602 in Leiden, who later emigrated to America and became one of the founding settlers of Plymouth Colony.

Another notable DELANO was François Delano, a French painter born in 1590 in Paris. His works, which included religious scenes and portraits, were displayed in churches and royal palaces throughout France.

The DELANO name also has a long history in Italy, particularly in the region of Tuscany. One of the earliest recorded Italian bearers was Guglielmo Delano, a nobleman from Florence who served as a diplomat in the 14th century.

In the 18th century, the DELANO family gained prominence in the United States through the descendants of Philip Delano, the Plymouth settler. His grandson, Dr. Thomas Delano, born in 1667, became a respected physician and served as a judge in colonial Massachusetts.

One of the most famous individuals with the DELANO surname was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, born in 1882. Although his branch of the family had adopted the spelling "Roosevelt," he was a direct descendant of the original Plymouth settler, Philip Delano.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Delano

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

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

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