How common is the surname Diller?

4,306 people in the United States had the surname Diller in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,701 Americans. It ranked 7,710th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Diller?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Diller identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Diller?

Phyllis Diller, American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist (1917–2012), followed by Barry Diller.

Where is the surname Diller most common?

Wikidata records people named Diller in the United States.

Is the surname Diller getting more or less common?

More common. 3,774 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,306 in 2010, up 14%.

The surname Diller

A surname, carried by 4,306 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D460

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Diller is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,306 people named Diller in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,701 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,774.

#7,710

rank among US surnames

4,306

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+14.1%

change since 2000 (was #8,092)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,702	Chua	4,309	71,651
#7,707	Weisman	4,308	71,668
#7,708	Buller	4,307	71,685
#7,710	Lasley	4,306	71,701
#7,713	Bussell	4,305	71,718
#7,714	Lail	4,304	71,735

Who is named Diller

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

95% of people named Diller identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dillers

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Phyllis Diller
American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist (1917–2012)
Barry Diller
American businessman (born 1942)
Elizabeth Diller
American architect (born 1954)
Burgoyne Diller
American abstract painter (1906-1965)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Diller

Deller

Diller has the Soundex code D460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D460.

Questions

How common is the surname Diller?: 4,306 people in the United States had the surname Diller in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,701 Americans. It ranked 7,710th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Diller?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Diller identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Diller?: Phyllis Diller, American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist (1917–2012), followed by Barry Diller.
Where is the surname Diller most common?: Wikidata records people named Diller in the United States.
Is the surname Diller getting more or less common?: More common. 3,774 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,306 in 2010, up 14%.