# Dylan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dylan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 262 |
| US rank (2010) | 73,911 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,178,418 people |
| Change since 2000 | +45% (181 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɪlən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Welsh mythology; possibly from Celtic for "son of the sea" or "born from the ocean." Unrelated to the name Dillon, although the homophony may result in the two being considered variant spellings of the same name.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dylan 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) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dylan in the United States.

## People named Dylan

- Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
- Jakob Dylan, American singer-songwriter (born 1969)
- Sara Dylan, American actress and model
- Jesse Dylan, American film director

## Similar surnames

Dolan, Delano, Delany, Doolan, Deleon, Dillon, Delaney, Deluna, Dulaney, Dhillon, Dulin, Doolin.

## 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.