Delves

Delves Meaning & Origin

About Delves
The surname Delves is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "delfan," meaning "to dig." It is an occupational surname that was given to someone who worked as a digger or delver, typically in reference to someone who dug ditches or excavated land. The surname Delves signifies a person's ancestral connection to this occupation and their involvement in manual labor related to digging.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Delves: 117
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 142,108
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Ranking information for the surname Delves is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TLFS
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D04102
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D EH1 L V Z
🌐 IPA
/dɛlvz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TLFS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D412

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Delves in Braille

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

The name Delves in braille

How to sign the name Delves using Sign Language

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

The name Delves in sign language

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