How common is the surname Dilks?

1,270 people in the United States had the surname Dilks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 243,107 Americans. It ranked 20,792nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dilks?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Dilks identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Dilks getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,285 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,270 in 2010, down 1.2%.

The surname Dilks

A surname, carried by 1,270 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dilks is more common than 87.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,270 people named Dilks in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 243,107 Americans. That is down 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,285.

#20,792

rank among US surnames

1,270

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-1.2%

change since 2000 (was #19,455)

Who is named Dilks

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

95% of people named Dilks identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dilks

Dilks has the Soundex code D420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D420.

Questions

How common is the surname Dilks?: 1,270 people in the United States had the surname Dilks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 243,107 Americans. It ranked 20,792nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dilks?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Dilks identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Dilks getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,285 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,270 in 2010, down 1.2%.