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Etymology of Delano

What does the name Delano mean?

The Delano surname is thought to have originally been a habitational name taken on from a place name such as Lannoy, in Nord departement, or Lannoy in Oise department, both in northern France.

Early Origins of the Delano family

The surname Delano was first found in Middlesex county, where several Huguenot emigrants could be found. Among them was glass-maker Cornelius de Lannoy who came from the Netherlands in 1564 and set up a workshop in Somerset House.

Early History of the Delano family

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Delano Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Delano, De Lannoy and others.

Early Notables of the Delano family

Notable in the family at this time was Robert de Lannoy (c.1292-1356), French sculptor and painter; Guillebert de Lannoy (1386-1462), a Flemish diplomat, chamberlain to the duke of Burgundy and a knight of the...
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Delano Ranking

In the United States, the name Delano is the 6,605th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


Delano migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Delano Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Philip Delano, who landed in Massachusetts in 1621 2
Delano Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Philippe Delano (de Lannoy), a 19 years old Pilgrim thought to be of Flemish descent, who arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts on November 9, 1621, aboard the ship "Fortune" His descendents include Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Robert Redford, and Alan B. Shepard
  • J. Delano, who arrived in Baltimore in 1820
  • M. Delano, who arrived in New Orleans in 1823

Contemporary Notables of the name Delano (post 1700) +

  • Diane A Delano (1957-2024), American character actress, known for her numerous roles in films and television including Sergeant Barbara Semanski on the CBS television series Northern Exposure
  • William A. Delano, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984
  • Vera Blanch DeLano, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1924 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business)
  • Raymond P. Delano, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948
  • Paul H. Delano, American politician, U.S. Consul in Talcahuano, 1838-45
  • Milton M. DeLano, American politician, Mayor of Denver, Colorado, 1866-68
  • Jonathan Delano Jr., American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Saratoga County, 1819-20
  • George Delano, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1888
  • F. R. Delano, American politician, Member of Minnesota State House of Representatives 24th District, 1875
  • Fred S. Delano, American politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd District, 1916
  • ... (Another 14 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Grover Shoe factory
  • Mrs. Ella Delano, American employee of the Grover Shoe factory in Brockton, Massachusetts on 20th March 1905 when the boiler exploded and collapsed the wooden building; she survived 3


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. California Digital Newspaper from 21st March 1905 (retrieved on 5th August 2021.) Retrieved from https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19050321.2.19&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1


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