# Dillon (surname)

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

A surname from Irish of Irish origin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 50,465 |
| US rank (2010) | 683 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,118 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.3% (48,833 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɪlən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the Irish surname, from Breton Leon and Norman Léon, named after Sir Henry de Leon of the Viscounty of Léon. Related to the surname Lyon. Unrelated to the name Dylan, although the homophony may result in the two being considered variant spellings of the same name.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dillon 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) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dillon in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Dillon

- Matt Dillon, American actor
- Melinda Dillon, American actress (1939–2023)
- Kevin Dillon, American actor
- Asia Kate Dillon, American actor and producer
- Edward Dillon, American film director and actor (1879–1933)
- John T. Dillon, American actor of the silent era (1876-1937)
- John Francis Dillon, American silent film director and actor (1884-1934)
- Steve Dillon, British comic artist (1962–2016)
- Jerome Dillon, American musician
- Kirsty Dillon, British actress
- James J. Dillon, American professional wrestler
- Austin Dillon, American racing driver

and 12 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Dillion, Dhillon, Deleon, Delaney, Dolan, Deluna, Delano, Dulaney, Dulin, Doolin, Dahlin, Delany.

## 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.