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The Delatour surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 257 people carried this name — #75,069 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is down 2% from 262 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Delatour surname

A surname transferred from the common noun.

From de la (“of the”) + tour (“tower”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «de la Tour» (French), 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 419 people named Delatour.

10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 48 départements, most often Jura.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 10
Jura 88
Nord 35
Paris 30
Seine-Maritime 29
Aube 26
Eure 25
Pas-de-Calais 20
Oise 11

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Delatour,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Elisabeth Delatour Préval
    Elisabeth Delatour Préval 1962– · economist
  • Albert Delatour 1858–1938 · economist
  • Charles Delatour 1907–1995 · painter
  • Christiane Delatour 1908–1974
  • Tommy Delatour 1954–2024 · basketball player
  • Mario Delatour 1956– · film director

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

When the index is not enough

This page says where Delatour is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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