Origin Displayed: Irish-Alt
Origins Available: Irish-Alt, Irish
Spelling variations of this family name include: Delaney, Delany, Delane, Delaune, Dalaney and others.First found in Leinster where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Grace Delaney who settled in Western Bay, Newfoundland in 1740; Thomas Delaney who settled in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland in 1772; John Delaney who settled in Maryland in 1740.
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