Delon Surname Guide

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Delon coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line.

Surname statistics

Delon shows up clearly in official surname statistics. The 2010 US Census counted 481 people named Delon, ranking it number 44,653 among American surnames. 38% of them identified as Hispanic or Latino. From 1891 to 2000, 4,355 births in France were registered under Delon.

Census returns, passenger lists and civil registers are the best places to follow a Delon line back. We do not guess at meanings: where the dictionaries are silent on Delon, the family's own records come first. Names that sound alike, such as De León and Dilon, are easily confused in old records.

Get the complete Delon report, with a museum-style coat of arms.