How common is the surname Dillion?

1,754 people in the United States had the surname Dillion in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 176,024 Americans. It ranked 16,407th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dillion?

James Dillion, athletics competitor (1929–2010).

Where is the surname Dillion most common?

Wikidata records people named Dillion in the United States.

Is the surname Dillion getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,804 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,754 in 2010, down 2.8%.

The surname Dillion

A surname, carried by 1,754 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). Dillion is more common than 89.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,754 people named Dillion in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 176,024 Americans. That is down 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,804.

#16,407

rank among US surnames

1,754

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-2.8%

change since 2000 (was #15,024)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,407	Dillion	1,754	176,024
#16,415	Pietsch	1,753	176,124

Who is named Dillion

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

77% of people named Dillion identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dillions

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Dillion
Athletics competitor (1929–2010)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dillion

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

Questions

How common is the surname Dillion?: 1,754 people in the United States had the surname Dillion in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 176,024 Americans. It ranked 16,407th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dillion?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Dillion identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dillion?: James Dillion, athletics competitor (1929–2010).
Where is the surname Dillion most common?: Wikidata records people named Dillion in the United States.
Is the surname Dillion getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,804 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,754 in 2010, down 2.8%.