Dillaway Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Dillaway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dillaway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
England831:671,30238,633
Australia681:396,99632,204
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Dillaway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dillaway is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dillaway? popularity and diffusion

It is the 837,371st most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Dillaway reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 2,095,138. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 23 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 21 percent are found.

Dillaway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dillaway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dillaway last name grew 214 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dillaway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dillaway last name are 2.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.36% registered to vote for the political party.

Dillaway earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.51% more than the national average, earning $57,176 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dillawy931/
Dilloway88664/
Dellaway88288/
Dilleway881/
Dillava8057/
Dillaby809/
Dellawa805/
Dlahway801/
Dlawa774/
Dlawy771/
Dillaboy754/
Dhlawayo752/
Dillabai751/
Dilliava751/
Dillavau751/
Dillavad751/
Delloway750/
Dlabay7148/
Dlawah711/
Dlajwa711/
Dhlawa711/
Dellava671,902/
Dellaba67117/
Dillova6718/
Dellavy6714/
Dillowe6711/
Dlewayo673/
Dilleva673/
Dillowé671/
Dlawoye671/
Dhlawat671/
Dellaby670/
Dellowy670/

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Dillaway Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dillaway
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis