Dalzell is used as a family name or surname in Scottish. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dalzell
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Scottish
Meaning: Dalzell is a Scottish surname and is originated from an incident as follows: 'A favorite of Kenneth II having been hanged by the Picts, and the king being much concerned that the body should be exposed in so disgraceful situation, offered a large reward to him who should rescue it. This being an enterprise of great danger, no one was found bold enough to undertake it, till a gentleman came to the king and said 'Dal ziel' that can be translated to 'I dare' in English language and accordingly performed the hazardous exploit."

From there on, his heirs assumed for their arms a man hanging on gallows, and the motto "I Dare." The Dalziels at length became Earls of Carnwath.

How popular is Dalzell?

Dalzell is common in United States.

Dalzell is ranked 76122 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Dalzells plummeted by 3.402538 per cent to 1675 since 2000 and slipped by 1468 spots and ranked at 16968. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.78 95.91
Hispanic or Latino 2.69 1.44
Black 2.51 1.04
Others 1.19 0.98
Dalzell is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Northern Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 5826 people have been found who wears Dalzell as their family name. Dalzell is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
82,942 Zimbabwe8
7,070 Guyana8
13,220 Thailand6
137 Vanuatu3
1,333 Guam2
723,167 Indonesia2
1,704,541 India1
19,810 Croatia1
7,292 Vietnam1
16,640 Hong Kong1
36,678 Singapore1
29,046 Japan1
2,057 Isle of Man1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
8,504 Ireland33
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
6,044 Trinidad and Tobago16
84,957 Spain15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,965 Switzerland54
Countries with hundreds of Dalzell:
7,383 England925
516 Northern Ireland632
7,825 Canada529
6,378 Australia453
1,740 New Zealand433
3,725 Scotland164
35,546 South Africa146
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Dalzell:
15,224 United States2,209
Show Full Last Name Distribution

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

William Dalzell was 22 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on April 30, 1849. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Marmion from Liverpool. 24 years old Elizabeth Dalzell, William Dalzell (40) Immigrant, Eliz. Dalzell, aged 13, Workman Moses Dalzell, are others that migrated to US from Liverpool, Glasgow and Newry.

Dalzell Namesakes

  • Archie R. Dalzell, Cinematographer
  • James Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, Baron Hamilton of Dalzell
  • Trent Dalzell, Actor
  • John Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, Politician

Related Family Names: