Dillard is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dillard
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: The name is focused in Normandy (76). Alternative: Dillart. It is also found in Alsace. Alternative: Dillar. Meaning uncertain but may be considered derivatives formed on the personal name of Germanic origin Dillo (dietilo, diet & LT root; Theod = people).

How popular is Dillard?

Dillard is common in United States.

Dillard is ranked 14618 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Dillard bearers increased by 2.998207 per cent in 2010 US census to 31021 since 2000, the surname slipped by 68 spots and ranked at 1130. The last name was found in around 105 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 53.34 55.86
Black 39.8 39.2
Others 3 2.08
Hispanic or Latino 2.89 2.08
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.61 0.55
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.35 0.24
Dillard is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 36040 people have been found who wears Dillard as their family name. Dillard is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
38,459 New Zealand7
153,990 Australia7
615,517 Russia6
8,438 China5
30,723 Georgia3
124,420 Spain3
7,294 Kuwait3
10,211 Bulgaria2
4,104 South Korea2
18,625 Japan2
19,093 Finland2
17,547 Colombia2
65,594 Belgium2
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
7,292 Vietnam1
4,249 Cambodia1
1,879 Belize1
9,591 Panama1
174,544 Czech Republic1
2,190 Barbados1
30,360 Thailand1
1,704,541 India1
492,292 Ukraine1
53,505 Turkey1
153,416 Italy1
16,073 Latvia1
40,340 Malaysia1
8,859 Iraq1
692 Guinea1
66,560 Philippines1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
36,814 Romania1
38,841 Scotland1
28,365 Kenya1
77,122 Sweden1
17,236 Ghana1
7,191 Afghanistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
69,550 England48
65,779 Canada44
36,547 Switzerland27
Countries with hundreds of Dillard:
32,528 France306
43,536 Germany235
23,602 Mexico131
Countries with ten thousands of Dillard:
1,079 United States35,179
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Johanna Dillard worked as and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 36 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Hungarian and arrived on September 5, 1850. Honora Dillard, aged 16, 14 years old Margaret Dillard, 12 years old Mathew Dillard, Mary Dillard (10) Maid, Johanna Dillard, are other Dillard that migrated to US.

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 This name is of French origin, its etymology comes from the ancient baptismal name Frankish thiudhard which means strong people.

Dillard Namesakes

  • Agatha Dillard Haun, Author
  • Aiden Dillard, Film director
  • Annie Dillard, Author
  • Harvey Dillard, Lee Atwater's father
  • John Dillard Bellamy, U.S. congressman
  • Mike Dillard, Drummer
  • R. H. W. Dillard, Poet
  • Darik Dillard, Football running back
  • Debora Dillard, Film actor
  • Mike Dillard, Drummer

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