De laune History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Today's Irish surnames are underpinned by a multitude of rich histories. The name De laune originally appeared in Gaelic as Dubhshlainte. The word dubh means black, and Slaine is topographical; it is Anglicized as Slaney, and may refer to the river Slaney.

Early Origins of the De laune family

The surname De laune was first found in Leinster, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the De laune family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our De laune research. Another 181 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1178, 1202, 1685, 1722, 1753, 1764, 1765 and 1797 are included under the topic Early De laune History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

De laune Spelling Variations

People who were accounted for by scribes and church officials often had their name recorded many different ways because pronunciation was the only guide those scribes and church officials had to go by. This resulted in the problem of one person's name being recorded under several different variations, creating the illusion of more than one person. Among the many spelling variations of the surname De laune that are preserved in archival documents are Delaney, Delany, Delane, Delaune, Dalaney and others.

Early Notables of the De laune family

Notable among the family name at this time was Daniel Dulany the Elder (1685-1753), Irish-born, prominent lawyer and land-developer in colonial Maryland, who held a number of colonial offices; and his son, Daniel Dulany the Younger (1722-1797), born in Annapolis, Maryland, was a Maryland Loyalist politician and Mayor of Annapolis (1764-1765.) His father sent him...
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De laune Ranking

In the United States, the name De laune is the 15,867^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name De laune is ranked the 2,132^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,977 people with that name. 2

De laune migration to the United States +

A great mass of Ireland's native population left the island in the 19th century, seeking relief from various forms of social, religious, and economic discrimination. This Irish exodus was primarily to North America. If the migrants survived the long ocean journey, many unfortunately would find more discrimination in the colonies of British North America and the fledgling United States of America. These newly arrived Irish were, however, wanted as a cheap source of labor for the many large agricultural and industrial projects that were essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest nations in the western world. Early immigration and passenger lists indicate many people bearing the De laune name:

De laune Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Christophe Delaune, aged 34, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1785 3
Christophe DeLaune, (b. 1751), aged 34, French ship's carpenter traveling aboard the ship "La Caroline" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 22nd December 1785 3
Jean DeLaune, (b. 1737), aged 48, French settler traveling aboard the ship "La Caroline" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 22nd December 1785 3
Mrs. Marie Delaune, (nee Part), (b. 1751), aged 34, French settler traveling aboard the ship "La Caroline" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 3rd December 1785 4
Mr. Pierre Delaune, (b. 1784), aged 1, French settler traveling aboard the ship "La Caroline" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 3rd December 1785 4
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De laune Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Arthur Delaune, aged 32, originally from Bordeaux, who arrived in New York in 1892 aboard the ship "Chateau Lafite" from Bordeaux, France 5

De laune Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Jules Delaune, aged 18, originally from Paris, who arrived in New York in 1906 aboard the ship "La Provence" from Havre, France 5
Rene Delaune, aged 19, who arrived in New York City in 1923 aboard the ship "Paris" from Le Havre, France 5
Robert De Laune, aged 25, who arrived in New York in 1924 aboard the ship "La Savoie" from Le Havre, France 5

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
7 Ships Acadian Expedition of 1785. Retrieved 27th October 2021 from http://www.acadian-cajun.com/7ships.htm
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result