Dillow Surname

99,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,777 people bear this surname

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

Dillow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dillow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4571:81,3249,247
England2301:242,25219,814
Australia461:586,86342,409
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales41:773,63329,106
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1541:158,28213,752
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3611:139,11013,141

Dillow (11) may also be a first name.

Dillow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dillow is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dillow? popularity and diffusion

Dillow is the 99,146th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,525,549 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Dillow reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dillow is also the 3,487,849th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Dillow is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 4,457 people, or 1 in 81,324. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 10 percent are found, Virginia, where 9 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Dillow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dillow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dillow surname rose 1,235 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dillow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dillow surname are 34.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.92% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dillow earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 2.95% less than the national average, earning $41,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 96.07% more than the national average, earning $97,413 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhillow9250/
Dillowe9211/
Dilliow921/
Dillows921/
Dellow831,917/
Dillof8328/
Dlow807/
Dilloff7739/
Dillhof7733/
Dellowe7724/
Dillova7718/
Dellows773/
Dellhow771/
Dhlow731/
Dloow731/
Dillhoff71240/
Gyllow676/
Dellaw673/
Dillaf672/
D'Lowe672/
Dlouwe671/
Dellof671/

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Dillow Reference & Research

Dillon DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Dillon 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dillow
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis