Dillinger Surname

91,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Dillinger Surname User-submission:

It is a German surname, which can be traced to the district of Dillingen, Bavaria, Germany. The -er suffix is often used in German, meaning 'one of' or 'one from'.

Dillinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3551:108,03511,822
Germany1,2371:65,0818,342
France2751:241,53737,410
Austria1821:46,7887,470
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
England331:1,688,42669,999
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6331:79,3348,368

Dillinger (68) may also be a first name.

Dillinger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a German surname, which can be traced to the district of Dillingen, Bavaria, Germany. The -er suffix is often used in German, meaning 'one of' or 'one from'.

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Dillinger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dillinger occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dillinger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 91,293rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,389,427 people. The surname Dillinger is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Dillinger are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 68 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,355 people, or 1 in 108,035. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 12 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found and Missouri, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States Dillinger is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 24 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Dillinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dillinger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 530 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dillinger Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dillinger last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Dillinger last name are 13.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.82% registered with the party.

The amount Dillinger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.86% less than the national average, earning $40,187 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0% more than the national average, earning $49,684 CAD per year.

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Dillinger Reference & Research

Dellinger FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Dellinger 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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