Dillard Surname

13,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dillard Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of little Dill (spoiler).

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Dillard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41,2861:8,7791,061
France2971:223,64634,695
England611:913,41146,955
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
China51:273,464,31313,838
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belize11:355,4743,977
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5171:9,1031,157

Dillard (2,668) may also be a first name.

Dillard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of little Dill (spoiler).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Dillard comes from the Middle English terms, dull and ard, which refer to an 'unintelligent person'.

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Dillard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dillard is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dillard? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dillard is the 13,358th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 174,122 people. Dillard is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Dillard are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 141,942nd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 2,668 people.

The surname Dillard is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 41,286 people, or 1 in 8,779. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, Georgia, where 10 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States Dillard exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Dillard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dillard has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 748 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 610 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dillard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dillard last name are 13.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.63% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dillard earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.76% less than the national average, earning $39,368 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.5% less than the national average, earning $47,944 CAD per year.

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