How common is the surname Dhillon?

5,371 people in the United States had the surname Dhillon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,484 Americans. It ranked 6,346th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dhillon?

Hari Dhillon, American actor, followed by Harmeet Dhillon.

Where is the surname Dhillon most common?

Wikidata records people named Dhillon in the United States.

Is the surname Dhillon getting more or less common?

More common. 3,068 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,371 in 2010, up 75%.

The surname Dhillon

A Punjabi surname, carried by 5,371 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dhillon is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

Punjabi origin

Borrowed from Punjabi ਢਿੱਲੋਂ (ḍhillõ), ablative of Punjabi ਢਿੱਲ (ḍhilla). Ultimately from Prakrit 𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (ḍhilla), of unknown substrate origin.

One of 39 Punjabi surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,371 people named Dhillon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,484 Americans. That is up 75% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,068.

#6,346

rank among US surnames

5,371

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+75.1%

change since 2000 (was #9,716)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,342	Schaaf	5,375	57,441
#6,344	Carino	5,373	57,462
#6,345	Cage	5,372	57,473
#6,346	Harness	5,371	57,484
#6,349	Casiano	5,369	57,505

Who is named Dhillon

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Dhillon identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
White (not Hispanic) 4.1%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Dhillons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hari Dhillon
American actor, born 1968
Harmeet Dhillon
American lawyer, born 1969

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dhillon

Dhillon has the Soundex code D450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D450.

Other Punjabi surnames

All 39 Punjabi surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dhillon come from?: Borrowed from Punjabi ਢਿੱਲੋਂ (ḍhillõ), ablative of Punjabi ਢਿੱਲ (ḍhilla). Ultimately from Prakrit 𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (ḍhilla), of unknown substrate origin.
How common is the surname Dhillon?: 5,371 people in the United States had the surname Dhillon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,484 Americans. It ranked 6,346th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dhillon?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Dhillon identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dhillon?: Hari Dhillon, American actor, followed by Harmeet Dhillon.
Where is the surname Dhillon most common?: Wikidata records people named Dhillon in the United States.
Is the surname Dhillon getting more or less common?: More common. 3,068 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,371 in 2010, up 75%.