The Delia surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,301 people carried this name — #6,414 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 55,600 people counted. That is up 11% from 4,765 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Delia surname
A surname originating as a patronymic.
From the personal name Elia.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «D'Elia» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 686 people named Delia 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 52 people named Delia.
Most of them — 28 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 23 people named Delia 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 Hainaut.
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.
In print
Delia in American newspapers,
1918–1930.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 313,607 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Delia,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hermine Claar-Delia 1844–1908 · actor
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Joe Delia 1948– · composer
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Jean-Marc Delia 1967– · politician
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Demi Delia 1967– · pornographic film actor
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Adrian Delia 1969– · politician
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Luigi Delia 1979– · university teacher
Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Delia.
- Delfino 1,780 · U.S. census
- Delforge 141 · U.S. census
- Delfosse 591 · U.S. census
- Delgado 132,985 · U.S. census
- Delhomme 361 · U.S. census
- Delhotal 153 · U.S. census
- Delice 461 · U.S. census
- Delie 160 · U.S. census
- Delille 326 · U.S. census
- Delin 300 · U.S. census
- Deline 989 · U.S. census
- Delion 233 · U.S. census
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