Explore the Family Name Delee

The meaning of Delee

1. Irish: variant of Deeley. 2. English: variant of Delea, itself possibly a variant of Duley (see Delay). 3. Dutch (De Lee): habitational name from De Lee, the name of several waterways, a syncopated form of leede, derived from leiden ‘to lead’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Delee" has seen a noteworthy increase between 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the name ranked at 28,522 in popularity but climbed up to 24,124 in 2010, showing an impressive leap of 15.42%. Similarly, the count of people bearing the surname also went up from 787 in 2000 to 1,043 in 2010, marking an increase of 32.53%. The proportion per 100k also saw a growth of 20.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,522	#24,124	15.42%
Count	787	1,043	32.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.35	20.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Delee

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Delee", data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the largest percentage of Delees identify as White (70.01% in 2000, decreasing slightly to 66.92% in 2010), there are substantial representations from other ethnicities as well. For example, the number of Delees identifying as Hispanic almost doubled from 2.92% in 2000 to 5.75% in 2010. Those identifying as Black remained largely consistent at 24.90% in 2000 and 24.74% in 2010. There was also a small increase in those identifying as two or more races, going from 1.14% in 2000 to 1.63% in 2010. Meanwhile, no Delees identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	70.01%	66.92%	-4.41%
Black	24.9%	24.74%	-0.64%
Hispanic	2.92%	5.75%	96.92%
Two or More Races	1.14%	1.63%	42.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%