Delaney

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Delaney is a surname of Irish origin commonly borne by individuals and families in English-speaking countries.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Delaney canonical 8
DeLaney 1
Delany 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf family name
surname
hasCategory Anglicised Irish surname
patronymic surname
hasCommonRegionOfPrevalence Australia
Canada
Ireland
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States
hasComponentMeaning Sláine (a personal name or possibly related to ‘challenge’ or ‘defiance’)
dubh (black, dark)
hasCountryOfOrigin Ireland
hasEtymologicalRoot Ó Dubhshláine
Ó Dubhshlána
hasFrequencyCategoryInUS moderately common surname
hasGenderAssociation gender-neutral surname
hasLanguageOfOrigin Gaelic
linked to: Goidelic

Irish
hasMeaning descendant of Dubhshláine
hasNameType ethnic surname
toponymic-related surname (via river Slaney etymology, debated)
hasNotableBearer Kim Delaney
Martin Delaney (Irish footballer)
Michael Delaney (various individuals)
Patrick Delaney (various individuals)
Samuel R. Delany
hasOriginalScript Latin alphabet
hasTypicalSpellingVariant DeLaney
linked to: Delaney

Delaneyy
Delany
hasUsageInLanguage American English
Australian English
English
Irish
Scottish English
isAssociatedWithEthnicGroup Irish diaspora
Irish people
isDerivedFrom Irish patronymic naming tradition
isRelatedSurname De Laney
Delany
linked to: Delaney

Dulaney
isUsedAs family name in Ireland and the Irish diaspora
surname in English-speaking countries

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James Keziah Delaney familyName Delaney
subject linked to: James Keziah Delaney in Taboo
Malcolm Delaney familyName Delaney
Lower Hutt hasSuburb Delaney
Shelagh Delaney familyName Delaney
Kim Delaney familyName Delaney
Rob Delaney familyName Delaney
Joe Delaney familyName Delaney
Delaney hasTypicalSpellingVariant DeLaney
linked to: Delaney
Delaney isRelatedSurname Delany
linked to: Delaney
Horace Delaney familyName Delaney