The Delaire surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 194 people carried this name — #94,311 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is down 1% from 196 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,863 people named Delaire.
16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 75 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 41 people named Delaire live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Namur.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Delaire,
with a public archive behind them.
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Henri Delaire 1860–1941 · chess player -
Pierre Delaire 1919–1985 · writer -
Léopold Delaire d. 1855
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Jean-Marie Delaire 1781–1861
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A. Delaire 1836–1915 · geologist
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Gaston Delaire 1846–1924
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Delaire.
- Delahay 118 · U.S. census
- Delahaye 227 · U.S. census
- Delaigle 148 · U.S. census
- Delain 269 · U.S. census
- Delaine 670 · U.S. census
- Delair 478 · U.S. census
- Delamare 223 · U.S. census
- Delamotte 210 · U.S. census
- Delance 251 · U.S. census
- Delande 139 · U.S. census
- Delange 1,216 · U.S. census
- Delannoy 213 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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