The Delor surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 223 people carried this name — #84,136 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is down 3% from 231 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 819 people named Delor.
20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 81 départements, most often Haute-Garonne.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 70 people named Delor 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
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
32 people named Delor live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 22 people named Delor 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.
Who carried it
People named Delor,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean Delor d. 1994 · music critic
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Hippolyte Delor 1810–1900 · Catholic priest
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Henri Delor 1874–1943 · politician
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René Delor 1905–1977 · politician
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Davina Delor 1952– · Buddhist nun
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Thierry Delor 1953– · re-recording mixer
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Delor.
- Delmotte 203 · U.S. census
- Deloge 264 · U.S. census
- Delome 130 · U.S. census
- Delon 481 · U.S. census
- Delong 17,844 · U.S. census
- Deloof 248 · U.S. census
- Delord 152 · U.S. census
- Delore 151 · U.S. census
- Delorenzi 119 · U.S. census
- Delorge 324 · U.S. census
- Delorme 1,969 · U.S. census
- Delory 200 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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