Dilling Surname

124,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Dilling Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dylewin' . But it may be local. There is a Dilwyn, a parish in the the Diocese of Hereford. If baptismal, then it is natural to find the variant Dilling. Almost all the personal names ending in -win become -ing by corruptive influences.

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Dilling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5981:226,82021,913
Germany1,1321:71,1189,044
Netherlands2241:75,38912,772
Canada2061:178,86217,839
Denmark1631:34,6303,586
England1401:397,98627,485
Norway851:60,4978,623
Poland441:863,83566,160
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Wales151:206,30213,003
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3021:166,28715,069

Dilling (38) may also be a first name.

Dilling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dylewin' . But it may be local. There is a Dilwyn, a parish in the the Diocese of Hereford. If baptismal, then it is natural to find the variant Dilling. Almost all the personal names ending in -win become -ing by corruptive influences. Thus, for instance, Goldingor Goulding represents the personal name Goldwin.

Philip Dylewyne, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Mariot Dylewyne, Norfolk, ibid.

Henricus Dyllyng, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1615. Married — John Spender and Anne Dylwyne: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dil(a)’s Son: v. Dill [Old English son suff. -ing]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dilling Last Name Facts

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

Dilling occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dilling? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 124,538th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,991,133 people. The last name Dilling occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Dilling live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dilling is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 38 people.

The surname Dilling is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,598 people, or 1 in 226,820. In The United States it is mostly found in: Indiana, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside.

Dilling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dilling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dilling surname rose 529 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 121 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dilling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dilling are 21.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.91% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dilling earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 11.11% less than the national average, earning 307,646 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.16% less than the national average, earning $42,649 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.97% less than the national average, earning $44,729 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dillingh93137/
Dillings9347/
Dielling930/
Duilling930/
Dillin92735/
Dlling9212/
Dillng922/
Dillion863,243/
Dölling862,177/
Delling861,557/
Dillien86293/
Dilliën8674/
Dilleng8613/
Dhillin8611/
Dølling866/
Dillind864/
Dillina862/
Digling862/
Dylling861/
Duillin860/
Dling834/
Dilln832/
Doelling80619/
Dhillion80298/
Düllings8043/
Dellings803/
Dillionn800/
Dillen774,067/
Dellin77221/
Dillén7714/
Dillim7710/
Diglin775/
Dhilln774/
Dillyn772/
Dllion772/
Diellienn750/
Dlin73203/
Diln736/
Gylling711,422/
Dellion71271/
Dhellin71247/
Dellien71210/
Dellina71107/
Dilleen7190/
Degling7165/
Dellink7162/
Deullin7141/
Duillen7115/
Dhillen7114/
Dägling7113/
Delläng717/
Delleng713/
Dillïen711/
Dhllion711/
Daellin711/
Dhillön711/
Diellen711/
Döllingová711/
Dlinn6710/
D'Hellin678/
Dlion674/
Delln672/
Dilne672/
Dlink671/
Dhlin671/
D'Lin671/
Dglin671/
Dlngk671/
Dioln671/
Dluin670/

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Dilling Reference & Research

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