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The Delange surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,216 people carried this name — #21,483 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 243,900 people counted. That is up 6% from 1,152 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Delange surname

Literally, “the long (one)”.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «de Lange» (Dutch), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 673 people named Delange.

8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 53 départements, most often Orne.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 8
Orne 141
Calvados 96
Paris 59
Seine-Maritime 53
Moselle 42
Nord 37
Yvelines 29
Isère 26

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 46 people named Delange 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 East Flanders.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

East Flanders 23
West Flanders 18
Walloon Brabant 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 42 people named Delange live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 42

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Delange,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Delange d. 1871 · lyricist
  • Herman-François Delange 1715–1781 · composer
  • Lucien Delange 1806– · magistrate
  • Raymond Delange 1898–1976 · soldier
  • Hubert Delange 1914–2003 · mathematician
  • Jacqueline Delange Fry 1923–1991 · art historian

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Delange.

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