Dell is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dell
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany, England
Meaning:

Family name is a variant of Dell. Dweller at the deep hollow or vale.

Dweller at the deep hollow or vale.

Is a form of Dell. A little dale or valley. From residence in one.

A little dale or valley. From residence in one.

How popular is Dell?

Dell is common in United States, Italy, England, Argentina, Iran, Brazil, Canada, Australia, Germany, South Africa, France, Indonesia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Morocco, Jamaica, Dominican Republic.

Dell is ranked 14881 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Dells plummeted by 3.6 per cent to 8255 since 2000 and slipped by 503 spots and ranked at 4305. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.43 84.91
Black 10.08 11.06
Hispanic or Latino 2.48 1.69
Others 1.49 1.3
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.99 0.51
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.52 0.53
Dell is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Cayman Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 37452 people have been found who wears Dell as their family name. Dell is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Dell:
3,580 United States12,557
Countries with thousands of Dell:
2,166 Italy4,556
2,412 England3,350
1,344 Argentina2,831
3,746 Iran2,470
4,008 Brazil2,009
3,086 Canada1,625
2,547 Australia1,478
7,173 Germany1,455
Countries with hundreds of Dell:
7,099 South Africa969
11,036 France847
18,319 Indonesia689
11,259 Bangladesh360
2,535 New Zealand314
22,036 Morocco273
1,231 Jamaica238
3,346 Dominican Republic146
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
168,289 India96
17,762 Belgium95
909 Luxembourg94
5,001 Scotland87
4,199 Wales71
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,171 Trinidad and Tobago44
8,364 Uruguay42
42,843 Cameroon38
36,425 Zimbabwe38
1,975 China37
48,115 Netherlands33
44,772 Spain33
5,096 Taiwan33
34,646 Pakistan32
16,331 Venezuela27
10,313 Singapore26
51,323 Malaysia25
5,136 Panama24
28,226 Switzerland22
30,347 Hungary21
186,571 Nigeria20
14,725 Qatar19
42,433 Sweden17
5,285 Guatemala16
343,519 Thailand16
44,639 Algeria15
28,677 Croatia15
572 Cayman Islands14
202,133 Philippines12
41,789 Mexico11
27,512 United Arab Emirates11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
11,823 Haiti10
85,740 Czechia9
48,153 Egypt9
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
8,246 Tunisia9
10,839 Northern Ireland8
75,134 Austria8
30,910 Chile8
21,385 Ecuador8
283,701 Ukraine8
5,051 Costa Rica7
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

A. Dell worked as farmer and hailed from Italy. 32 years old embarked for New York from Havre on La Bretagne and arrived on June 22, 1891. Merchant Angelica-Eug. Dell, Audrino Dell (26) Laborer, Ottolo Dell, aged 30, 21 years old Ricardo Dell, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

Auguste Dell hailed from Bavaria. 2 years old embarked for New-Yrok from Havre on John Hancock and arrived on June 24, 1852. Carl Dell (12) Farmer, Frederic Dell, aged 10, Joseph Dell, Philippine Dell, aged 41, 5 years old Helene Dell, Hugo Dell (10) Shoemaker, Louis Dell (32) Shoemaker, Louise Dell (32), and 57 other Dell around 36.96% of whom were farmer while others worked as shoemaker and laborer, blacksmith, joiner, merchant migrated to US.

Dell Namesakes

  • Alan Dell, BBC radio broadcaster
  • Christian Dell, German silversmith
  • William Dell, English clergyman
  • Richard Dell, New Zealand malacologist
  • Michael Dell, American businessman, investor, philanthropist
  • Ethel M. Dell, British writer of over 30 popular romance novels and several short stories
  • Dorothy Dell, American film actress
  • Edmund Dell, British politician and businessman
  • Gabriel Dell, American actor and one of the members of what came to be known as the Dead End Kids
  • Christopher Dell, career United States Foreign Service officer
  • Tony Dell, former Australian cricketer
  • Donald Dell, American sports attorney, writer, commentator
  • Claudia Dell, American showgirl and actress of the stage and Hollywood motion pictures
  • Glen Dell, South African commercial airline trainer and aerobatics pilot
  • Miriam Dell, New Zealand women's advocate
  • Floyd Dell, American newspaper and magazine editor, literary critic
  • Wheezer Dell, Major League Baseball pitcher during 1912 and 1915–17

Dell Namesakes

  • Alan Dell, BBC radio broadcaster
  • Christian Dell, German silversmith
  • William Dell, English clergyman
  • Richard Dell, New Zealand malacologist
  • Michael Dell, American businessman, investor, philanthropist
  • Ethel M. Dell, British writer of over 30 popular romance novels and several short stories
  • Dorothy Dell, American film actress
  • Edmund Dell, British politician and businessman
  • Gabriel Dell, American actor and one of the members of what came to be known as the Dead End Kids
  • Christopher Dell, career United States Foreign Service officer
  • Tony Dell, former Australian cricketer
  • Donald Dell, American sports attorney, writer, commentator
  • Claudia Dell, American showgirl and actress of the stage and Hollywood motion pictures
  • Glen Dell, South African commercial airline trainer and aerobatics pilot
  • Miriam Dell, New Zealand women's advocate
  • Floyd Dell, American newspaper and magazine editor, literary critic
  • Wheezer Dell, Major League Baseball pitcher during 1912 and 1915–17

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