How common is the surname Dillon?

50,465 people in the United States had the surname Dillon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,118 Americans. It ranked 683rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dillon?

Matt Dillon, American actor, followed by Melinda Dillon.

Where is the surname Dillon most common?

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

How do you pronounce Dillon?

Dillon is /ˈdɪlən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Dillon getting more or less common?

More common. 48,833 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 50,465 in 2010, up 3.3%.

Is Dillon also a first name?

Yes. Dillon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Dillon

An Irish surname, carried by 50,465 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈdɪlən/ 2 syllables Soundex D450 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dillon is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

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.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 50,465 people named Dillon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,118 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 48,833.

#683

rank among US surnames

50,465

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #631)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#674	Huffman	50,786	6,079
#676	Boyer	50,742	6,085
#677	Garrison	50,686	6,091
#678	Arroyo	50,614	6,100
#679	Bond	50,610	6,100
#680	Kane	50,584	6,104
#681	Hancock	50,558	6,107

Who is named Dillon

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

84% of people named Dillon identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dillons

24 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Matt Dillon
American actor, born 1964
Melinda Dillon
American actress (1939–2023)
Kevin Dillon
American actor, born 1965
Asia Kate Dillon
American actor and producer, born 1984
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, born 1969
Kirsty Dillon
British actress, born 1976
James J. Dillon
American professional wrestler, born 1942
Austin Dillon
American racing driver, born 1990

Notable Dillons come mostly from the United States (20) and the United Kingdom (4).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dillon

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

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dillon come from?: 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.
How common is the surname Dillon?: 50,465 people in the United States had the surname Dillon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,118 Americans. It ranked 683rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dillon?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Dillon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dillon?: Matt Dillon, American actor, followed by Melinda Dillon.
Where is the surname Dillon most common?: Wikidata records people named Dillon in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Dillon?: Dillon is /ˈdɪlən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Dillon getting more or less common?: More common. 48,833 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 50,465 in 2010, up 3.3%.
Is Dillon also a first name?: Yes. Dillon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.