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

Delva, 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 Delva surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Delva in America

Delva is the 15635th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Delva surname appeared 1,869 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 Delva.

We can also compare 2010 data for Delva 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 Delva

The surname Delva is of French origin, and it is believed to have originated in the northern regions of France, particularly in the Normandy area. It is thought to be derived from the Old French word "del val," which means "of the valley." This suggests that the name may have been initially given to someone who lived in or near a valley.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Delva can be traced back to the 12th century. One notable mention is found in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Étienne de Caen, a manuscript from the late 12th century that contains references to individuals with the surname Delva.

In the 13th century, the surname appears in various records and documents, such as the Livre des Bourgeois de Rouen, which lists several individuals with the name Delva residing in the city of Rouen.

During the 14th century, the surname Delva is mentioned in the Rôles de l'Échiquier de Normandie, a collection of legal records from the Normandy region. This suggests that the name was well-established in the area at that time.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Delva was Jean Delva, who was born in the village of Vieux-Condé, Normandy, around 1285. Another notable figure was Pierre Delva, a merchant from Rouen who lived in the late 15th century (approximately 1470-1540).

In the 16th century, the surname Delva is found in several historical records, including the Registres paroissiaux de Caen, which contain parish records from the city of Caen. One notable individual from this period was Nicolas Delva (c. 1520-1585), a landowner and farmer from the village of Tilly-sur-Seulles.

The 17th century saw the spread of the surname Delva beyond the Normandy region, as individuals with this name began to migrate to other parts of France and even to the New World. One such individual was Jacques Delva (c. 1630-1695), who settled in the French colony of Acadia (present-day Canada) in the late 1600s.

As the centuries progressed, the surname Delva continued to be found in various parts of France, as well as in other countries where French immigrants settled. Some notable individuals with this surname include Étienne Delva (1804-1874), a French lawyer and politician, and Louis Delva (1854-1920), a Belgian composer and music educator.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Delva

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

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

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