Delay is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Delay
No. of characters: 5
Origin: France
Meaning: Met in Isère, but also in the Ardèche and Haute-Saone, this name seems to denote one who is from Lay or Laye, very common place name meaning the hedge, or perhaps the clearing.

How popular is Delay?

Delay is common in France.

Delay is ranked 60168 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Delaies grew by 8.85009 per cent to 3616 since 2000 and ranked 9037 after elevating 11 spots. The last name was found in around 12 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.13 87.75
Black 7.55 7.1
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 4.18 0.51
Hispanic or Latino 3.46 1.99
Others 1.88 1.29
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8 1.35
Delay is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Saint Kitts and Nevis is ahead in terms of density. Around 7673 people have been found who wears Delay as their family name. Delay is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
46,707 New Zealand5
1,219,338 India3
82,478 South Africa2
147,165 Czech Republic2
41,879 Turkey2
9,185 Hong Kong2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
415 Saint Kitts and Nevis2
14,521 Portugal2
25,746 Finland1
7,314 Bolivia1
25,721 Egypt1
38,841 Scotland1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
30,360 Thailand1
19,810 Croatia1
17,236 Ghana1
31,207 Ireland1
153,416 Italy1
118,015 Netherlands1
19,533 Uruguay1
5,553 Taiwan1
77,122 Sweden1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
24,771 Colombia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
58,491 Australia32
60,950 Spain28
20,233 Denmark25
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
337,212 Indonesia16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
18,065 Belgium97
50,444 Argentina90
Countries with hundreds of Delay:
30,822 Philippines387
40,920 Brazil270
38,477 Germany269
4,903 Switzerland243
17,055 Canada215
26,770 England177
31,052 Tanzania122
Countries with thousands of Delay:
9,533 United States3,853
4,599 France1,788
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workwoman Mary Delay from Ireland aboard the Fidelia from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 16 years old when she arrived in USA on June 1, 1846. Patrick Delay (15), 21 years old J. Delay, 19 years old Johanna Delay, Ann Delay (25) Immigrant, Infant Ann Delay, Catharine Delay (23) Workwoman, Farmer Will. Delay, Ann Delay, aged 21, and 3 other Delay around 80% of whom were workman migrated to US from London, Liverpool and Cork.

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 This name specifies the geographical origins of the family, from lay in the Loire.

Delay Namesakes

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  • B. H. DeLay, Aviator
  • Tom DeLay, Former United States Representative
  • Sheela Delaya, Actress
  • Shelley Delayne, Theater Actor
  • Shelley DeLayne, Theater Actor
  • Dorothy DeLay, Instructor
  • Tom DeLay, Former United States Representative
  • Jan Delay, Singer-songwriter

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