Dilly Surname

103,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Dilly Surname Definition:

1 - Dill (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff.-y.

2 the French Dilly, Old Teutonic Dilli.

Dilly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,2141:54,7147,232
Germany8991:89,55011,276
United States8171:443,64638,107
Brazil7441:287,73411,075
Indonesia2321:570,04045,647
Nigeria1291:1,373,20053,624
England1121:497,48331,781
Austria981:86,89212,882
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
India311:24,744,045333,161
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Wales181:171,91811,581
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
China41:341,830,39216,990
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1451:168,10614,298
Scotland351:106,9495,179
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4701:106,84810,718

Dilly (1,104) may also be a first name.

Dilly 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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dilly Last Name Facts

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

Dilly (Oriya: ଡିଲି) is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dilly.

How Common Is The Last Name Dilly? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dilly is the 103,243rd most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,599,198 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Dilly are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 27 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 240,121st most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 1,104 people.

The surname is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 1,214 people, or 1 in 54,714. In France Dilly is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 65 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 14 percent reside and Grand Est, where 5 percent reside. Apart from France it exists in 56 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Dilly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dilly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dilly surname expanded 174 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 23 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dilly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dilly surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Dilly surname are 17.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.4% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dilly earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.53% less than the national average, earning R 117,552 per year; in United States they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $44,844 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.77% more than the national average, earning $62,984 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dilley9110,079/
Dhilly91249/
Dillay91106/
Dielly916/
Dillya912/
Diolly911/
Dilliy911/
Dilloy911/
D'Hilly833/
Diolley831/
Dilleys831/
Dillhay831/
Dillley831/
Dhilley831/
D'Dilly831/
Dillaya831/
Diolliy831/
Dillahy830/
Dielley830/
Dilla8013,637/
Dilli807,654/
Dille807,178/
Delly803,157/
Dillé8026/
Dülly807/
Dlley802/
Dylly801/
Dillj801/
Dillahay77154/
Dillahey7736/
Dly754,899/
Diller738,467/
Delley731,152/
Diella73682/
Dillie73654/
Dillet73571/
Dillis73294/
Dielle73252/
Dilles73250/
Dhilli73239/
Dellay73217/
Dillge73196/
Dhilla73170/
Diolle73154/
Dilleç73130/
Dillip73114/
Dillio7357/
Deully7343/
Dielli7339/
Delloy7330/
Dhille7329/
Dillee7329/
Dillia7326/
Dillea7314/
Dillai7311/
Dillep7310/
Dillei736/
Dillez735/
Duille734/
Dillée733/
Dellly733/
Deelly732/
Dhelly732/
Dilleh732/
Dillle732/
Dilleu732/
Dilled732/
Dilloj731/
Dlloyd731/
Dillit731/
Déllys731/
Dillli731/
Ddille731/
Dillaa731/
Diolli731/
Dillett67349/
Duelley67203/
Dillaha67200/
Dliy67190/
Dhillit67127/
Dley67125/
Deulley6783/
Dillich6777/
Dlay6767/
Dehelly6752/
Delloyd6749/
Dellahy6728/
Dillesh6725/
Dlhy6723/
D'Elloy6721/
Dillais6716/
Dlla6715/
Dellaya675/
Dloy673/
Dillepp673/
Dillish673/
Dillaid673/
Dlli673/
Dilleep672/
Dilliss672/
Dlya672/
Dhillip672/
Dlyh672/
Dillets671/
Dhillet671/
Dhillio671/
Doelley671/
Delleys671/
Dillije671/
Dilléha671/
Dhuille671/
Dlys671/
Dilloha670/
Disller670/
Dillest670/
Dellhay670/

Dilly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dilly in the Oriya language
ଡିଲିdili-

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Dilly Reference & Research

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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 Dilly
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