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Surnames: Delley Cato Cecto Dele
Classification: Query
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I am a Delley in Dallas, Texas. A reunion is to take place in South Carolina this year! To
get more information please email me.
FYI:
The Delley's in Africa were headed by "Cato". The Orginal spelling of the
name could have been "Cecto" as shown on the 1880 Census for Great Grandfather
Cato. The Original spelling of Delley is "Dele," a Yoruba name for people living
in Southwestern Nigeria where stories of Cecto Dele are still being told. There, Dele is a
common suffix for a last name.
Also the name Delley is also an Americanized version of the Hebrew name
"Dellango" or "Dellago."
Resource: Delley Family Rerunion 2000 Souvenir Booklet