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

DeLone, 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 DeLone surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeLone in America

DeLone is the 48800th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeLone surname appeared 432 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 DeLone.

We can also compare 2010 data for DeLone 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 DeLone

The surname DELONE is believed to have originated in France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French word "de l'one," which means "of the wave" or "of the water." This suggests that the name may have been initially given to someone who lived near a body of water, such as a river or a lake.

The earliest recorded instances of the DELONE surname can be traced back to the 13th century in the region of Normandy, where it was often spelled as "Delonne" or "De Lonne." In the historic Domesday Book of 1086, there are several references to places with names similar to "Delone," such as "De Lona" and "De Lone," indicating that the name may have originated from a specific location.

One of the earliest known bearers of the DELONE surname was Jean Delone, a French nobleman who lived in the late 13th century. Another notable figure was Guillaume Delone, a prominent merchant from the city of Rouen, who was active in the early 14th century.

In the 15th century, the DELONE surname began to spread beyond the borders of France. Jacques Delone, a renowned painter and sculptor, was born in the Netherlands around 1420 and gained recognition for his intricate woodcarvings and religious artworks.

During the 16th century, the name DELONE appeared in England, where it was often anglicized to "Delon" or "Delawn." One notable bearer of this name was Sir John Delon, an English soldier and diplomat who served under King Henry VIII in the 1530s.

In the 17th century, the DELONE surname found its way to the American colonies. One of the earliest recorded instances was that of Pierre Delone, a French Huguenot who settled in Virginia in the late 1600s and became a prominent landowner.

Throughout history, several individuals with the DELONE surname have made significant contributions in various fields. For example, Jean-Baptiste Delone, a French mathematician born in 1734, is renowned for his work on the geometry of numbers and the Delone triangulation, which bears his name.

Another notable figure was Auguste Delone, a French author and journalist born in 1815, who wrote extensively on social and political issues of his time. In the realm of science, Nikolai Delone, a Russian physicist born in 1856, made important contributions to the study of crystallography and the theory of crystal structures.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeLone

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

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

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