Dilley Surname

50,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Dilley Surname Definition:

1 - Dill (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff.-y.

2 the French Dilly, Old Teutonic Dilli.

Dilley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,1941:50,3846,088
England1,9011:29,3103,951
Australia3641:74,1648,706
South Africa2071:261,72826,279
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Niger361:533,11213,750
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Wales241:128,9399,528
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9411:25,9043,554
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3821:36,3384,313

Dilley (56) may also be a first name.

Dilley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 - Dill (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff.-y.

2 the French Dilly, Old Teutonic Dilli.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dilley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dilley (Tibetan: དི་ལས་) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dilley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 50,883rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 723,043 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Dilley are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dilley is also the 1,321,957th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 56 people.

Dilley is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 7,194 people, or 1 in 50,384. In The United States Dilley is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent live, Ohio, where 6 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Dilley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dilley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dilley surname rose 521 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 725 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 1,500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dilley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dilley surname are 19.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Dilley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.55% more than the national average, earning R 238,956 per year; in United States they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning $43,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.48% more than the national average, earning $55,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diolley921/
Dilleys921/
Dillley921/
Dhilley921/
Dilleye921/
Dielley920/
Dille917,178/
Dilly914,557/
Dlley912/
Dillahey8636/
Dilleyha860/
Dilleyho860/
Diller838,467/
Delley831,152/
Dillie83654/
Dillet83571/
Dielle83252/
Dilles83250/
Dhilly83249/
Dillge83196/
Diolle83154/
Dilleç83130/
Dillay83106/
Dilloe8354/
Dhille8329/
Dillee8329/
Dillea8314/
Dillep8310/
Dielly836/
Dillei836/
Dillez835/
Duille834/
Dillée833/
Dillya832/
Dilleh832/
Dillle832/
Dilleu832/
Dilled832/
Diolly831/
Dillye831/
Ddille831/
Dilliy831/
Dilloy831/
Dillae830/
Dley80125/
Dillett77349/
Duelley77203/
Deulley7783/
Dilleha7741/
Dillesh7725/
Dillowe7711/
Dilliya776/
Delleye774/
D'Hilly773/
Dillepp773/
Dilleep772/
Dillaye772/
Dillayi771/
Dillets771/
Dillhay771/
Dhillet771/
Dhilloe771/
Doelley771/
Delleys771/
D'Dilly771/
Dillije771/
Dillaya771/
Dhuille771/
Diolliy771/
Dillahy770/
Dillayo770/
Disller770/
Dillest770/
Delle7323,053/
Dilla7313,637/
Dilli737,654/
Delly733,157/
Dölle732,569/
Dillé7326/
Dloey7320/
Dülle7316/
Dhley739/
Dülly737/
Dleyi735/
Dylle733/
Dleyh731/
Dller731/
Dllue731/
Dylly731/
Dleys731/
Dllet731/
Dølle731/
Dillj731/
Hdley730/
Dillahay71154/
Dilllett711/
Dhilleep711/
Dillouya711/
Dilleher710/
Deller676,440/
Dly674,899/
Dillah674,429/
Dellea671,732/
Döller67935/
Delles67845/
Diella67682/
Doelle67546/
Dillis67294/
Dhilli67239/
Dellay67217/
Dhilla67170/
Dillou67137/
Dillip67114/
Dillas67110/
Delleh6775/
Dölles6759/
Dillio6757/
Dellet6753/
Dellie6744/
Deully6743/
Duelle6743/
Dielli6739/
Dyller6735/
Delloy6730/
Dle6728/
Dillia6726/
Dellee6716/
Dgilla6714/
Dillat6712/
Delleu6711/
Dillai6711/
Dőlles678/
Diolla677/
Dellez676/
Daelle676/
Dillad675/
Dellly673/
Dllesh673/
Deelle673/
Dellae673/
Deulle672/
Deelly672/
Deslle672/
Dhelly672/
Dellei672/
Dylles672/
Düllge672/
Dillaz672/
Dilloj671/
Dleyou671/
Dlloyd671/
Dillit671/
Dillau671/
Déllys671/
Dillli671/
Dyolle671/
Déllei671/
Delled671/
Dellep671/
Dillaa671/
Duulle671/
Diolli671/
Delloe670/

Dilley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dilley in the Tibetan language
དི་ལས་dilé-

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Dilley Reference & Research

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Dillard and Dill** 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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Footnotes

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