Subscribe >
Help
Member Login
Username Password (Forgot?)
Look up another surname
The dauphin Surname

dauphin Name Meaning and History

French: from a medieval personal name (Latin Delphinus, from delphis ‘dolphin’). This name was borne by a 4th-century saint who was bishop of Bordeaux, and from the early 12th century it was in use as a hereditary personal name in the family of the counts of Albon, so that it soon came to be used as a title and led to their territory (capital Grenoble) being known as the Dauphiné. When it became part of the Kingdom of France in 1349, the title of dauphin thereafter denoted the heir-apparent to the throne, and it is possible that in some cases this is the origin of the surname, either denoting a member of the Dauphin’s household or applied as a nickname in the sense of ‘prince’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family

The dauphin name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the dauphin family name as far back in history as possible.

dauphin Family Facts

Are you a Facebook user? Add dauphin family facts to your Facebook profile.
Distribution of dauphin Families in the US in 1920
Number of dauphin families
 10-18
 4-9		 1-3
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

Click on a state to view dauphin census records

Year

How is this helpful?

  • You can decide where (in which states) to start searching for dauphin records.
  • You can see how dauphin families moved over time by selecting different Census years.

What do I do next?

The information for this map came from Ancestry.com’s US Federal Census Collection.
  • Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, residence and occupation.
  • Click here to search dauphin census records.

More resources for your dauphin family history

Dauphin message board


Threads: 53 - Messages: 156
ThreadAuthorReplies
William & Josephine Dauphin, New Orleans 1860 thetroyers 3
Maximilliam August Dauphin GaryDauphin53 1
Leo Dauphin, Malone N.Y. Karen Lee Dauphin Borghesi 8
leo dauphin hellkat9600 0
Dauphins of New Orleans GaryDauphin53 6
Marie Celeste Dauphin lsylvestre 2
John C. DAUPHIN 1800's Germany -> NY jjrosenberger 1
Catherine Dauphin married Oliver Boucher Denise Soucie Kernan 7
Allard-Dauphin marriage Jayme55 0
Dauphin, Senet/Senette, Drouet Families of Louisiana, 1797 JanaMcDougalRooke 0
Viewing 1-10 of 53 |  Go to the full board

Start your FREE family tree. We'll start searching.

Enter a few simple facts about your family. We'll use what you enter to try and find more.

Begin your family tree with your name:


Member Connections

More Tools and Resources