Delva surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Delva surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,869 people carried this name — #15,635 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 158,700 people counted. That is up 59% from 1,172 in 2000.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 443 people named Delva 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 West Flanders.

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Where they live today

West Flanders 322
East Flanders 44
Limburg 23
Hainaut 20
Flemish Brabant 15
Liège 14
Antwerp 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 273 people named Delva.

32 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Nord.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 32
Nord 134
Pas-de-Calais 34
Ardennes 22
Paris 15
Somme 5
Yvelines 5
Haute-Vienne 3
Moselle 3

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

In print

Delva in American newspapers,
1892–1920.

Newspaper page from Springfield Weekly Republican carrying the name Delva
Springfield Weekly Republican 1892-06-17
Newspaper page from The Neihart Herald carrying the name Delva
The Neihart Herald 1900-03-03
Newspaper page from Rock Island Argus carrying the name Delva
Rock Island Argus 1916-05-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,594 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Delva,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Marie Sophie Joséphine Delva
    Marie Sophie Joséphine Delva 1840–1930 · landlord
  • Anaïs Delva
    Anaïs Delva 1986– · singer
  • Pierre François Fidèle Delva 1804–1883 · magistrate
  • Paul Aimé Marie Delva 1849–1922 · Catholic priest
  • Jan Delva 1923–1998 · judge
  • Bruno Delva 1958– · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 22 lives in all are documented under this name.

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