# Dion (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dion/  
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 French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,395 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,225 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 36,777 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (8,160 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdiːɑn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δίων (Díōn). Also a medieval English and French diminutive of Dionysius (Dennis).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dion 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Similar surnames

Doan, Dionne, Diana, Don, Din, Down, Done, Dine, Donn, Dain, Dinh, Dunn.

## 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.