How common is the surname Dilworth?

4,699 people in the United States had the surname Dilworth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,705 Americans. It ranked 7,120th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dilworth?

John R. Dilworth, American animator.

Where is the surname Dilworth most common?

Wikidata records people named Dilworth in the United States.

Is the surname Dilworth getting more or less common?

More common. 4,584 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,699 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Dilworth

An English place surname, carried by 4,699 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D463

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dilworth is more common than 95.6% of them.

Origin

English origin

A habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Old English dile (“dill, anise”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

Dilworth is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,699 people named Dilworth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 65,705 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,584.

#7,120

rank among US surnames

4,699

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,778)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,116	Kornegay	4,702	65,663
#7,117	Rusk	4,701	65,677
#7,119	Bible	4,700	65,691
#7,120	Dilworth	4,699	65,705
#7,123	Bowler	4,698	65,719

Who is named Dilworth

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

54% of people named Dilworth identified as white (not Hispanic), 41% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 54%
Black (not Hispanic) 41%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dilworths

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John R. Dilworth
American animator, born 1963

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dilworth come from?: A habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Old English dile (“dill, anise”) + worþ (“enclosure”).
How common is the surname Dilworth?: 4,699 people in the United States had the surname Dilworth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,705 Americans. It ranked 7,120th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dilworth?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Dilworth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 41% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dilworth?: John R. Dilworth, American animator.
Where is the surname Dilworth most common?: Wikidata records people named Dilworth in the United States.
What type of surname is Dilworth?: Dilworth is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Dilworth getting more or less common?: More common. 4,584 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,699 in 2010, up 2.5%.