Surname Spotlight: Delaune

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Delaunay surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

What Delaune means

Delaune is how some branches of the Delaunay family came to write their name. Read literally, Delaune points to “Of the alder grove”.

Before spelling was fixed, Delaunay was also written Delaune. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Other spellings include Launay. According to the 2010 US Census, the Delaune surname had 1,537 bearers. From 1891 to 2000, 3,252 births in France were registered under Delaune. Births ran at 122 in 1891–1900 and 306 in 1991–2000. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Delane, Delaney and Delany.

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