The Delp surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,134 people carried this name — #6,598 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 57,500 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,891 in 2000.

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In print

Delp in American newspapers,
1904–1929.

Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Delp
The Milwaukee Leader 1929-03-06
Newspaper page from The Columbia Herald carrying the name Delp
The Columbia Herald 1904-05-06
Newspaper page from Mrs. Grundy carrying the name Delp
Mrs. Grundy 1904-04-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,139 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Delp in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

95 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Delp. The most, 19, 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 Victoria, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 33
New South Wales 25
Queensland 15
South Australia 10
Western Australia 9
Tasmania 3

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

Who carried it

People named Delp,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ellen Dora Krell 1903–1975
  • Alfred Delp 1907–1945 · teacher
  • Virginia Jane Delp 1925–1997
  • Mary Louise Delp 1930–1995
  • Brad Delp 1951–2007 · composer

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Delp,
in the records of 5 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 States271 records

271 records of the Delp name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 143
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 46
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 45
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 24
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harry L. Delp

    Born 1918 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1941 at Philadelphia; stenographer from Northampton County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Nisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1881 aboard the Nederland from Antwerp, aged 1; farmer. From Hesse Nassau, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Kenneth Harvey Delp

    Born 1947; from Los Angeles, California. U.S. Army, medium helicopter repairer; killed in action 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 271 records for Delp in the United States.

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

Germany70 records

70 records of the Delp name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 69
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Georg Delp

    Born 1893; from Webern, Dieburg. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 5 January 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Stephan Delp

    Naturalised in 1910.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Friedrich Delp

    From Worms. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 22 October 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 70 records for Delp in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands10 records

10 records of the Delp name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 8
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jan Delp

    Died 1881 in Ommerschans (Ommen), aged 51; porter.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johannes Delp

    Married in 1822 in Amsterdam; tailor.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Elisabeth Delp

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born in Lampertheim.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Delp in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Delp name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Mildred Delp

    Born 1915 in Urbania, Hants, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 1 of 2 records for Delp in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Delp name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Peder Delp

    Census of 1910: Svolvær, Vaagan; apprentice joiner, born 1890 in Gimsøy.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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