Given name & surname
Dalziel
“from the little field”
Dalziel is used as a given name and a surname. One Scottish interpretation is “from the little field.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scottish interpretation is “from the little field.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Scottish.
How it developed
From Scots Dalȝiel, built from Scottish Gaelic dail (“field”) + geal (“white, bright”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dalziel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 12 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 609 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dalziel’s family of names
In English usage, Dalziel as a surname has a related form in Dalyell. In English usage, Dalziel as a surname has a related form in Dalyell. In English usage, Dalziel as a surname has a related form in DALZELL.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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