Dillingham Surname

70,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dillingham Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Dullingham (the village of Dulla's people), in Cambridgeshire.

Dillingham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5151:55,6356,642
England3501:159,19414,941
Canada501:736,91258,785
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
France111:6,038,429280,838
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Finland71:785,24338,644
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Wales41:773,63329,106
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Guam11:160,1214,893
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1311:186,07215,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6161:31,0763,746

Dillingham (16) may also be a first name.

Dillingham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Dullingham (the village of Dulla's people), in Cambridgeshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Saxon.) Local. A place in the county of Cambridge, England; the town of the market; the buying and selling place; of paying out or telling money. Saxon, Daelan, to divide, separate, throw off, pay over; and ham, a village.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Dillingham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dillingham is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dillingham? popularity and diffusion

Dillingham is the 70,722nd most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,042,717 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Dillingham reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 16 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 6,515 people, or 1 in 55,635. In The United States it is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Tennessee, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States Dillingham occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Dillingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dillingham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dillingham last name increased 403 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dillingham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dillingham last name are 18.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.28% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dillingham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 173.07% more than the national average, earning R 648,924 per year; in United States they earn 0.86% more than the national average, earning $43,522 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.99% more than the national average, earning $69,056 CAD per year.

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