How common is the surname Dionne?

6,788 people in the United States had the surname Dionne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,484 Americans. It ranked 5,153rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dionne?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Dionne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Is the surname Dionne getting more or less common?

More common. 6,443 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,788 in 2010, up 5.4%.

Is Dionne also a first name?

Yes. Dionne 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 Dionne

A French surname, carried by 6,788 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D500 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). Dionne is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

French origin

* (surname): From French Dionne * (given name): From Latin Dione, from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē)

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,788 people named Dionne in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,484 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,443.

#5,153

rank among US surnames

6,788

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,996)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,144	Damato	6,804	45,377
#5,145	Turney	6,803	45,384
#5,146	Tindall	6,802	45,390
#5,147	Pinckney	6,800	45,404
#5,148	Grisham	6,798	45,417
#5,150	Hutcherson	6,795	45,437
#5,151	Woodcock	6,794	45,444

Who is named Dionne

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

91% of people named Dionne identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dionne

Dionne has the Soundex code D500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D500.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dionne come from?: * (surname): From French Dionne * (given name): From Latin Dione, from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē)
How common is the surname Dionne?: 6,788 people in the United States had the surname Dionne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,484 Americans. It ranked 5,153rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dionne?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Dionne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Is the surname Dionne getting more or less common?: More common. 6,443 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,788 in 2010, up 5.4%.
Is Dionne also a first name?: Yes. Dionne 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.