# Dimitrov (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dimitrov/  
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 Bulgarian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Bulgarian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,377 |
| US rank (2010) | 19,590 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 224,216 people |
| Change since 2000 | +140% (573 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian Димитров (Dimitrov).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dimitrov 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) | 98% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dimitrov in Bulgaria.

## People named Dimitrov

- Kristian Dimitrov, association football player
- Tontcho Tontchev, boxer

## Similar surnames

Dimitri, Dandrea, Dandridge, Demeter, Dondero.

## 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.