Explore the Family Name Delling

The meaning of Delling

1. German: habitational name from Delling, a place near Starnberg (Bavaria) or another near Wipperfürth (North Rhine-Westphalia). Also a vocalic variant of Dilling. 2. Germanized form of Sorbian Delnik (and possibly also of some other similar or like-sounding Sorbian cognate): topographic name from an Upper Sorbian derivative of doł ‘valley’. 3. English (Surrey): variant of Dilling.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Delling experienced a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Delling was ranked at 63,632, but this dropped to 80,926 by 2010, marking a 27.18% decrease. The total count of individuals bearing this surname also declined from 293 in 2000 to 234 in 2010, a reduction of 20.14%. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 27.27%, from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,632	#80,926	-27.18%
Count	293	234	-20.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.08	-27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Delling

The ethnicity associated with the surname Delling, as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data, saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as White made up the majority of those with this surname, although their representation decreased from 96.59% in 2000 to 93.16% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic rose from 1.71% in 2000 to 2.99% in 2010, a significant increase of 74.85%. There was no recorded change among Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.59%	93.16%	-3.55%
Hispanic	1.71%	2.99%	74.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%