Explore the Family Name Delage

The meaning of Delage

French (mainly Charente and Limousin): from the dialect word age ‘hedge’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived by or in a domain enclosed by hedges, or a habitational name for someone from any of various minor places called L’Age from this word. Compare Deloge. Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Andre, Marcel, Thierry, Adrien, Emile, Gilles, Henri, Laurent, Michel, Olivier, Phillippe.

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How common is the last name Delage in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Delage has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 33,605th most popular surname with a count of 640 individuals possessing the name. By 2010, its rank dropped to 35,294th, despite having a similar number of 638 individuals bearing the surname. This slight dip represents a change of -5.03% in popularity and -0.31% in count over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,605	#35,294	-5.03%
Count	640	638	-0.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.22	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Delage

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of those with the surname Delage identify as White. In 2000, 95.31% identified themselves as White, and in 2010, this figure slightly decreased to 94.98%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic showed a minor increase from 3.59% in 2000 to 3.61% in 2010. The 2010 census also marked the first time some individuals with the surname Delage identified as belonging to two or more races. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.31%	94.98%	-0.35%
Hispanic	3.59%	3.61%	0.56%
Two or More Races	0%	0.94%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%