# Dillingham (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dillingham/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,791 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,995 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 64,443 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.1% (4,602 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Dullingham in East Cambridgeshire, dating back to Old English; from the personal name *Dulla + -ing + ham. The first element may be related to dæl (“divide, separate, pay over”), referring to a dealer.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dillingham in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dillingham in the United States.

## People named Dillingham

- Robert Dillingham, American basketball player (born 2005)
- William P. Dillingham, American politician (1843–1923)
- Paul Dillingham, American politician (1799-1891)

## Similar surnames

Dillinger, Dilling, Delong, Dowling, Dellinger, Delangel, Delancey, DeLange, Dollins, Dooling, Dollinger.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.