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

Delia, 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 Delia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Delia in America

Delia is the 6414th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Delia surname appeared 5,301 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 Delia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Delia 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 Delia

The surname DELIA originated in Italy, specifically in the region of Sicily. It is believed to have derived from the ancient Greek city of Delos, which was a major center of trade and culture in the Aegean Sea during the classical period. The name DELIA may have been initially adopted by individuals or families with ties to this influential island.

The earliest recorded instances of the DELIA surname date back to the 13th century in Sicily. During this time, it appeared in various municipal records and historical documents, suggesting that it was an established surname among Sicilian families. Some of the earliest known bearers of the DELIA name include Giacomo DELIA, a merchant from Palermo in the late 1200s, and Antonino DELIA, a landowner from Trapani in the early 1300s.

Over the centuries, the DELIA surname spread beyond Sicily to other parts of Italy and eventually to other countries through migration and trade. In the 15th century, records show the presence of the DELIA family in the city of Naples, where they were involved in various business ventures.

One notable historical figure with the DELIA surname was Giovanni DELIA (1554-1626), a Sicilian jurist and author who served as a judge in Palermo. His legal treatises and commentaries on Sicilian law were highly regarded during his time. Another prominent individual was Vincenzo DELIA (1680-1745), a Sicilian architect known for his work on several baroque churches and palaces in Palermo and other cities in Sicily.

In the 19th century, the DELIA surname gained recognition through the work of Pietro DELIA (1828-1892), an Italian botanist and naturalist from Palermo. He contributed significantly to the study of the flora and fauna of Sicily and was elected as a member of the prestigious Accademia dei Lincei (Lincean Academy) in Rome.

Another noteworthy figure was Camillo DELIA (1856-1924), an Italian politician and journalist who served as a member of the Italian Parliament and advocated for the rights of workers and farmers. He also founded several newspapers and wrote extensively on social and political issues of his time.

As people with the DELIA surname migrated to different parts of the world, the name became more widespread. For instance, in the early 20th century, Giuseppe DELIA (1894-1974) was an Italian-American sculptor and artist known for his public monuments and religious works in the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Delia

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

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

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