The Dolphin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,795 people carried this name — #16,125 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 163,900 people counted. That is down 1% from 1,818 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Dolphin surname
From Middle English Dolfin, from Old Norse Dólgfinnr (given name), from dólgr (“enemy”) + Finnr (“Sami”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Dolphin» (English), 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 148 people named Dolphin.
5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often La Réunion.
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 print
Dolphin in American newspapers,
1893–1912.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 101,011 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Dolphin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Bill Dolphin 1881–1969 · Australian rules football player -
Catherine Louisa Dolphin d. 1867
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Margaret Dolphin d. 1879
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Clarinda Dolphin d. 1851
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Anne Dolphin d. 1908
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Elizabeth Dolphin 1785–
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Dolphin.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Dolphin is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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