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

Dellinger, 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 Dellinger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dellinger in America

Dellinger is the 4422nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dellinger surname appeared 8,040 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Dellinger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dellinger 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 Dellinger

The surname Dellinger is of German origin, traced back to the 13th century in the regions of Bavaria and Swabia. It is thought to be derived from the Old German word "dellen," meaning "valley" or "dell," combined with the suffix "-ing," indicating a place of origin or residence.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dellinger can be found in the Bavarian town of Mindelheim's town records from the year 1317, where a certain "Cunrat Dellinger" is mentioned as a landowner. This suggests that the name was already established in that region by the early 14th century.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various chronicles and records across southern Germany, often associated with individuals involved in agricultural pursuits or land ownership. For instance, a "Hans Dellinger" is listed as a farmer in the village of Großaitingen near Augsburg in 1562.

The name Dellinger also has ties to certain place names, such as the village of Dellingen in Bavaria, which may have contributed to the development of the surname. Furthermore, variations in spelling, such as "Tellinger" and "Delinger," were not uncommon in historical records due to regional dialects and scribal practices.

Notable individuals with the surname Dellinger throughout history include Johann Dellinger (1624-1697), a German theologian and author from Nuremberg, known for his work "Compendium Theologicum." Another prominent figure was Christoph Dellinger (1734-1802), a German jurist and legal scholar who served as a professor at the University of Ingolstadt.

In the 19th century, Johann Nepomuk Dellinger (1808-1876) was a renowned German Catholic theologian and writer from Bamberg, who played a significant role in the debates surrounding papal infallibility during the First Vatican Council.

Other noteworthy individuals with this surname include Hans Dellinger (1486-1545), a German painter and woodcarver active in Augsburg during the Renaissance, and Friedrich Dellinger (1895-1981), a German military officer and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dellinger

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

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

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