Dilks Surname

137,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Dilks Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dilk,' probably a name of Dutch origin; v. Dilcock.

Nicholas Dilkes, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1624. Married — Thomas Dilkes and Elizabeth Bonham: St.

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Dilks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8421:196,77519,390
England1,1651:47,8275,995
Canada1001:368,45633,054
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Australia311:870,82953,581
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Wales141:221,03813,576
Guam81:20,0153,029
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4541:53,6906,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5381:93,3439,564

Dilks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dilk,' probably a name of Dutch origin; v. Dilcock.

Nicholas Dilkes, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1624. Married — Thomas Dilkes and Elizabeth Bonham: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1600. William Dilke, rector of Bixley, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1801. — William Dilke and Sophia Smith: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Dilks Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dilks Come From? nationality or country of origin

Dilks (Hindi: डीलक्स) is most common in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dilks? popularity and diffusion

Dilks is the 137,075th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,227,926 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Dilks reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,842 people, or 1 in 196,775. In The United States Dilks is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 22 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 36 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Dilks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dilks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dilks surname increased 342 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 257 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dilks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dilks surname are 17.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.69% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dilks earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.45% more than the national average, earning R 317,124 per year; in United States they earn 5.09% more than the national average, earning $45,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.68% more than the national average, earning $57,970 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dilksh917/
Dielks910/
Dlks8917/
Dülks80243/
Delks80135/
Dlksx801/
Dilgs801/
Dilcs801/
Duelks7356/
Dülcks732/
Düllks731/
Delcks730/
Diglics674/
Dlqs673/
Dilx671/
Dlxs671/
Dleksova621/
Delkx601/
Dlxss601/
Dilcce551/
Dlx503/

Dilks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dilks in the Hindi language
डीलक्सdilaksa-

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Dilks Reference & Research

Dilks DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Dilks FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dilks
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