Delve

See also: delve

English

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived near a ditch or trench, from Old English dælf (“delf, ditch”).

Proper noun

Delve (plural Delves)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Delve is the 184423^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 113 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Delve”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 436.

Anagrams

• devel