Last Name DALZIEL

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Meaning Local: Taken from the parish of Dalziel, in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The parish is said to have received its name from the old parish church which stood near the Clyde, which was probably so called from 'Dal,' a dale or valley, and 'cille,' a church - the church in the valley. There is the following tradition, told by Nisbet, of the origin of the name: "A favorite of Kenneth II having been hanged by the Picts, and the King being much concerned that the body should be exposed in so disgraceful a situation, offered a large reward to him who should rescue it. This being an enterprise of great danger, no one was found bold enough to undertake it, till a gentleman came to the king, and said, Dalziel, that is, ' I dare.' In memory of this circumstance his descendants assumed for their arms a man hanging on a gallows, and the motto ' I dare.' "The Dalziels afterward became Earls of Carnwath. Unfortunately, there is no such word as 'Dalziel' in either the Gaelic or Celtic, which signifies "I dare."
Origin Gaelic, Irish, Zimbabwean

Rank 34,459 (2000 US census) 30,555 (1990 US census)
Count 622 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.86%, or 590 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 0.8%, or 5 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.45%, or 9 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.25%, or 14 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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