The Delano surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,392 people carried this name — #6,327 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,600 people counted. That is up 6% from 5,103 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Delano surname

Americanized form of French Delannoy, from Old French de (“from”) + Lannoy (the name of several places in France and Belgium), from l (“the”) + Latin alnētum (“alderwood”), from alnus (“alder”) + -ētum (“place”).

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

In the first U.S. census, 1790

93 families named Delano, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 574 people lived in those households, 6.2 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Delano, Delanna, De La Noix, Deleno, Delino, Dellano, Dellino, Dilano, Dileno, Dilenow, Dillano, Dillanoe, Dilleno, Dillenor, Dilliner, Dillino, Dillinor. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 46
Maine 15
New York 11
Vermont 7
Connecticut 7
New Hampshire 5
Pennsylvania 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 236 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Delano in American newspapers,
1915–1919.

Newspaper page from The Kennewick Courier-reporter carrying the name Delano
The Kennewick Courier-reporter 1915-06-03
Newspaper page from Iowa County Democrat carrying the name Delano
Iowa County Democrat 1915-07-08
Newspaper page from Polk County News carrying the name Delano
Polk County News 1919-10-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 116,340 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Delano in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

2,044 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Delano. The most, 318, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 3.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 865
New South Wales 462
Victoria 314
Queensland 221
Tasmania 87
Western Australia 71
ACT (Canberra) 11

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Delano.

Who carried it

People named Delano,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Abisha Delano
    Abisha Delano 1762–1830
  • Philip Delano 1602–1681
  • Jonathan Delano 1680–1752
  • Thomas Delano 1704–1803
  • Thomas Delano 1704–1798
  • Joan Delano 1706–1798

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Delano,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States552 records

552 records of the Delano name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 173
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 129
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 86
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 78
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 43
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 28
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 6
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 4
  • Sacramento County historic burials 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Thomas Francis Delano

    Born 1949; from Tarzana, California. U.S. Army, personnel specialist; died in an accident 1970 in Hua Nghia, South Vietnam. Buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Roland M. Delano

    Born 1924 in New Hampshire. Enlisted 1942 at Falmouth Camp Edwards, Massachusetts; auto mechanic. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1943, buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Massachusetts.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Giuseppe Delano

    Arrived at New York in 1900 aboard the Massilia from Naples, aged 28; laborer. From Variano P., Caserta, Italy; bound for Providence.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 552 records for Delano in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia17 records

17 records of the Delano name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 14
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Delano

    Gentleman of Norwood, South Australia; died 1906.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Nathaniel Delano

    Left Hobart in 1846 aboard the Ferdinand, bound for Whaling Voyage, as crew.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Clark Delano

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Clara Wheeler.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Delano in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Delano name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Charles Delano

    Died 1918; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Raymond Harvey Delano

    Married 1906 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record O. B. Delano

    New Brunswick Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Delano in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France4 records

4 records of the Delano name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Rene Delano

    Born 1906 in Versailles; died 1991 in Versailles (Yvelines).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Edith Julienne Marine Delano

    Born 1937 in Paris; died 1987 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Francois Joseph Delano

    Born 1930 in Sète; died 1998 in Lodève (Hérault).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Delano in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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