# Dy (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dy/  
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 Khmer.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Khmer |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,932 |
| US rank (2010) | 15,232 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 159,806 people |
| Change since 2000 | +36% (1,422 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Khmer ឌី (dii).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dy 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) | 4.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 89% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |

## Similar surnames

Dye, Daye, Deyo, Day, Do, Dow, Dewey, Dao, Du, Doe, Dee, Dew.

## 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.