Dilley Surname
Approximately 10,079 people bear this surname
Dilley Surname Definition:
1 - Dill (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff.-y.
2 the French Dilly, Old Teutonic Dilli.
Dilley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,194 | 1:50,384 | 6,088 |
| England | 1,901 | 1:29,310 | 3,951 |
| Australia | 364 | 1:74,164 | 8,706 |
| South Africa | 207 | 1:261,728 | 26,279 |
| Canada | 105 | 1:350,910 | 31,754 |
| Germany | 66 | 1:1,219,780 | 78,810 |
| New Zealand | 48 | 1:94,340 | 12,897 |
| Niger | 36 | 1:533,112 | 13,750 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:184,614 | 10,113 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 941 | 1:25,904 | 3,554 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,382 | 1:36,338 | 4,313 |
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.
Dilley Demographics
Average Male Dilley Height
176.81 cm
Average Female Dilley Height
162.79 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dilley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dilley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dilley (Tibetan: དི་ལས་) is most common in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dilley.
How Common Is The Last Name Dilley? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 50,883rd most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 723,043 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Dilley reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 56 people.
Dilley is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 7,194 people, or 1 in 50,384. In The United States Dilley is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent are found, Ohio, where 6 percent are found and Texas, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States Dilley is found in 36 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.
Dilley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dilley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dilley last name grew 521 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 725 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,500 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dilley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Dilley surname are 19.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.71% registered to vote for 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
Dilley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dilley in the Tibetan language | ||
| དི་ལས་ | dilé | - |
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Dilley Reference & Research
Dillard and Dill** DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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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