Explore the Family Name Delle

The meaning of Delle

1. German: habitational name from a place so named in North Rhine-Westphalia or a topographic name (see Dell). 2. French (Lorraine): habitational name from Delle, a place in Territoire de Belfort. Alternatively, a topographic name, with fused preposition d(e) ‘from’, for someone who lived near a prominent alder tree or trees, from elle, a derivative of Middle High German erle ‘alder’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Delle saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 73,154th and by 2010 it had climbed to 73,005th, representing a marginal increase of 0.2%. The number of people with the surname Delle also increased during this period, from 247 in 2000 to 266 in 2010, an increase of 7.69%. However, the proportion per 100k people remained constant at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,154	#73,005	0.2%
Count	247	266	7.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Delle

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Delle surname identify as White, although this decreased slightly from 90.28% in 2000 to 87.97% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those who identify as Black, rising from 4.45% in 2000 to 7.14% in 2010, an increase of over 60%. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races decreased by 7.10%, from 3.24% in 2000 to 3.01% in 2010. No individuals with the Delle surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.28%	87.97%	-2.56%
Black	4.45%	7.14%	60.45%
Two or More Races	3.24%	3.01%	-7.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%