Dill Surname
Approximately 36,009 people bear this surname
Dill Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dill' (I). This solution seems highly probable; compare Dillwyn, Dilworth, &c. The name still flourishes in Somerset.
Geoffrey Dylle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameDill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24,870 | 1:14,574 | 1,824 |
| Germany | 4,570 | 1:17,616 | 2,311 |
| Brazil | 2,986 | 1:71,693 | 2,672 |
| Canada | 742 | 1:49,657 | 6,027 |
| Switzerland | 641 | 1:12,813 | 2,122 |
| Bermuda | 475 | 1:137 | 9 |
| England | 272 | 1:204,846 | 17,761 |
| Pakistan | 237 | 1:753,772 | 11,005 |
| France | 211 | 1:314,800 | 47,893 |
| South Africa | 96 | 1:564,351 | 43,987 |
| Australia | 90 | 1:299,952 | 26,269 |
| Netherlands | 80 | 1:211,090 | 28,733 |
| Scotland | 66 | 1:81,118 | 5,959 |
| Ireland | 55 | 1:85,617 | 4,914 |
| New Zealand | 51 | 1:88,791 | 12,412 |
| Russia | 47 | 1:3,066,448 | 164,949 |
| Paraguay | 45 | 1:160,817 | 3,242 |
| Austria | 44 | 1:193,533 | 24,446 |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| Argentina | 39 | 1:1,095,985 | 66,746 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 33 | 1:41,333 | 3,849 |
| Jamaica | 30 | 1:95,665 | 4,064 |
| Taiwan | 27 | 1:868,324 | 6,112 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| Croatia | 13 | 1:325,277 | 30,776 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 72 | 1:61,526 | 4,797 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 117 | 1:208,336 | 16,331 |
| Scotland | 55 | 1:68,058 | 4,042 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,124 | 1:9,801 | 1,260 |
Dill (2,019) may also be a first name.
Dill Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dill' (I). This solution seems highly probable; compare Dillwyn, Dilworth, &c. The name still flourishes in Somerset.
Geoffrey Dylle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Alan Dille, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert Dille, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
1637. Married — Joseph Dill and Faith Staples: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Thomas dictus Dyll witnessed a charter by John Skinner, burgess of Inverness, c. 1360 (Grant, III, p. 12), and Marjorie dicta Dyll held land in Inuernys, 1361 (REM., p. 305). Still current.
The Old Teutonic pers. name Dil(a, Dilli, &c. Robert Dille.—Hundred Rolls
(English) Descendant of Dill or Dila (spoiler).
See Dilke. There is, however, a hundred so called in Sussex. Dill without prefix is found in H.R.
Dill Demographics
Average Male Dill Height
176.14 cm
Average Female Dill Height
162.05 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dill Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dill (Georgian: დილლ, Hindi: डिल, Russian: Дилл, Tibetan: དིལ) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dill? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 15,480th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 202,381 people. The last name Dill is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Dill live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 168,128th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 2,019 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 24,870 people, or 1 in 14,574. In The United States Dill is most frequent in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, Missouri, where 5 percent reside and Ohio, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 89 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.
Dill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dill has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 485 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 232 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 24 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dill Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Dill last name is primarily Presbyterian (46%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Dill surname are 17.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.54% registered with the party.
The amount Dill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.85% more than the national average, earning R 429,780 per year; in United States they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning $42,428 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.59% less than the national average, earning $45,414 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diell | 89 | 159 | / |
| Dhill | 89 | 68 | / |
| Duill | 89 | 31 | / |
| Dioll | 89 | 11 | / |
| Dilhl | 89 | 4 | / |
| Dihll | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dil | 86 | 44,735 | / |
| Dll | 86 | 8 | / |
| D'Hill | 80 | 3 | / |
| Dell | 75 | 37,460 | / |
| Diel | 75 | 11,690 | / |
| Döll | 75 | 4,435 | / |
| Diol | 75 | 3,532 | / |
| Düll | 75 | 1,894 | / |
| Dihl | 75 | 647 | / |
| Duil | 75 | 379 | / |
| Dyll | 75 | 193 | / |
| Disl | 75 | 76 | / |
| Dhil | 75 | 43 | / |
| Dijl | 75 | 27 | / |
| Dilp | 75 | 24 | / |
| Dild | 75 | 23 | / |
| Dilt | 75 | 13 | / |
| Dilh | 75 | 9 | / |
| Dllh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Dlld | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ddil | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dllt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dlll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tdil | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dilė | 75 | 1 | / |
| Déll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hdil | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dillova | 73 | 18 | / |
| Dillová | 73 | 3 | / |
| Diehl | 67 | 55,114 | / |
| Duell | 67 | 4,435 | / |
| Doell | 67 | 2,508 | / |
| Dl | 67 | 755 | / |
| Digli | 67 | 177 | / |
| Deell | 67 | 97 | / |
| Deull | 67 | 43 | / |
| Dhiel | 67 | 36 | / |
| Daell | 67 | 26 | / |
| Dhyll | 67 | 20 | / |
| Dhell | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ådell | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dyoll | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tdiel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gyill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhuil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dilpf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Delll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hdiel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Duihl | 67 | 0 | / |
| D'ell | 67 | 0 | / |
Dill Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dill in the Georgian language | ||
| დილლ | dill | - |
| Dill in the Tibetan language | ||
| དིལ | dil | - |
| Dill in the Hindi language | ||
| डिल | dila | - |
| Dill in the Russian language | ||
| Дилл | dill | - |
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Dill Reference & Research
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