Delehanty

Delehanty Meaning & Origin

About Delehanty
The surname Delehanty is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó hUallacháin, meaning "descendant of Uallachán." The name Uallachán is derived from the word "uallach," which means "proud" or "arrogant." Therefore, the surname Delehanty can be interpreted to mean "descendant of the proud one" or "descendant of the arrogant one."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Delehanty is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Delehanty: 913
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 26,671
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.31

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Delehanty based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TLHNT
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D040530
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D EH1 L IH0 HH AH0 N T IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈdɛlɪhənti/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TLHNT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D453

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Delehanty in Braille

Here's how to represent Delehanty in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Delehanty in braille

How to sign the name Delehanty using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Delehanty using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Delehanty in sign language

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