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

Delara, 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 Delara surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Delara in America

Delara is the 13101st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Delara surname appeared 2,340 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Delara.

We can also compare 2010 data for Delara 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 Delara

The surname DELARA is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Spanish word "delara," which means "from the lara," referring to a specific region or town named Lara. This area is located in the northern part of Spain, in the province of Burgos.

One of the earliest known references to the DELARA surname can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a medieval manuscript compiled in the 14th century. This document was a census of sorts, documenting the names and locations of landowners and their properties across various regions of Castile.

During the 15th century, the DELARA surname appeared in several historical records, including the Archivo de la Real Chancillería de Valladolid, which contained legal documents and proceedings from that time. One notable individual with this surname was Juan de Lara, a nobleman and military leader who served under King Ferdinand II of Aragon in the late 15th century.

In the 16th century, the DELARA name was also associated with the town of Laredo, located in the present-day autonomous community of Cantabria. Historical documents from this period sometimes refer to individuals as "de Laredo" or "DELARA," suggesting a connection between the surname and the town's name.

Over the centuries, several notable individuals have carried the DELARA surname. One example is Pedro Delara, a Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493. Another is Martín Delara, a 16th-century Spanish painter known for his religious artwork and contributions to the Mannerist style.

In the 18th century, Juan Antonio Delara y Palomino was a prominent Spanish painter and art theorist. He was born in 1655 and is best known for his treatise on painting techniques and his biographies of Spanish artists.

Throughout history, variations and alternative spellings of the DELARA surname have been documented, including De Lara, Delara, Dela, and Lara. These variations often reflected regional linguistic differences or changes in spelling conventions over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Delara

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

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

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