The Soundex system is used to index census names, but can also be a help to find variations of names.


Dailey falls under D400, which includes all of the following names:

DAHL, DAHLE, DAILEY, DAILY, DALE, DALEY, DALLY, DALY, DAWLEY, DEAL, DEALY, DEEL, DEIHL, DELL, DEUEL, DIAL, DIEHL, DIEL, DILL, DILLEY, DOLE, DOLL, DOLLEY, DOLLY, DOOL, DOOLEY, DOWELL, DOYAL, DOYEL, DOYLE, DULEY, DULL, DWELLY

[O’Daly is O340, which includes ODELL, ODLE, OTOOLE, OTWELL, & OUTLAW]

Family rumor states that “e” was added to Daily in order to differentiate themselves from an unrelated family when they moved west.


Dunne falls under D500, which includes all of the following names:

DAHM, DAME, DAMM, DANA, DANE, DANN, DAUM, DEAN, DEANE, DEEM, DEEN, DEHONNEY, DENNEHY, DENNEY, DENNY, DION, DIONNE, DOAN, DOANE, DOHENY, DOHME, DOM, DON, DONAHOE, DONAHUE, DONN, DONOHO, DONOHOE, DONOHUE, DOOHAN, DOWN, DOWNEY, DUHAIME, DUNAWAY, DUNIHUE, DUNN, DUNNAWAY, DUNNE, & DWNN


Bielenberg [and Bielenburg] falls under B451 (with Ballenberger & Bloomfield)
Gifford falls under G163 (with Gabbard, Gabbert, Gebert, Gebhard, Gebhardt, Gebhart, Gepfert, GIFFARD, GIFFORD, & Goforth)
Poncin falls under P525 (with Imsner, Pinckney, Pinkham, Pinkman, Pinkney, & Pinson) [Poucin falls under P250]