Delaware Family History
Delaware Name Meaning
English:: (of Norman origin): variant of Warr 1 with fused Old French preposition de and definite article la ‘from the’. possibly also a habitational name from a farm called Delaware in Brasted (Kent) said to be named with Old French de la ‘from the’ + Middle English ware ‘weir’ though this seems unlikely. The surname Delaware is virtually non-existing in Britain.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022