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

Deleston, 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 Deleston surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Deleston in America

Deleston is the 126765th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Deleston surname appeared 135 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 Deleston.

We can also compare 2010 data for Deleston 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 Deleston

The surname DELESTON is believed to have originated in the English county of Lincolnshire during the late 12th century. It is derived from the Old English words 'dæl' meaning 'valley' and 'tun' meaning 'enclosure' or 'settlement', indicating that the name likely referred to someone who lived in a settlement situated in a valley.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire from 1195, which refer to a Richard de Deleston. This suggests that the name had already been established as a hereditary surname by the late 12th century.

The DELESTON surname is also found in the Hundred Rolls of 1273, which were a census-like survey of landowners in medieval England. This record includes a Henry de Deleston, who owned land in the village of Deleston, near the town of Grantham in Lincolnshire.

In the 14th century, the name appears in the form 'de Delueston' in various legal documents and land records from Lincolnshire. This spelling variation likely reflects the local pronunciation of the name at the time.

One notable figure with the DELESTON surname was Sir John Deleston (c. 1440-1508), a member of the English gentry and a prominent landowner in Lincolnshire during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He served as a Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire and was knighted by King Henry VII.

Another notable individual was Richard Deleston (c. 1520-1587), a clergyman and theologian who served as the Archdeacon of Carlisle in the Church of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

In the 17th century, the DELESTON surname can be found in various parish records and legal documents from the counties of Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, and Yorkshire. One example is William Deleston (1625-1702), who was a wealthy merchant and landowner in the town of Boston, Lincolnshire.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the DELESTON name continued to be prevalent in the English Midlands, particularly in the counties of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. One noteworthy individual was Robert Deleston (1765-1842), a renowned architect and civil engineer who designed several churches and public buildings in Lincolnshire.

Another prominent figure was Elizabeth Deleston (1820-1897), a philanthropist and social reformer who campaigned for women's rights and the abolition of slavery. She was born in Nottinghamshire and was a member of the influential DELESTON family of landowners in that region.

The DELESTON surname has undergone various spelling variations over the centuries, including Deliston, Delueston, and Dilston, but the original form of DELESTON remains the most common variation found in historical records.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Deleston

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

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

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