Dillon is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dillon
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, Germany
Meaning:

Variation of Diller. To dill is a Northernism meaning to finish, and both this name and Dillman may have been derived from some handicraft.

Lastname is a variation of the Dille. Descendant of Dill or Dila meaning "spoiler".

Descendant of little Dill or Dillo meaning "spoiler".

The variation of Dalen. Of the Dales.

The common ancestor of the noble Dillons of Ireland was Henry Dillon, who settled in that country in the year 1183. King John, while Earl of Mortain, gave him immense tracts of land about Drumrany, which were afterwards collectively known as Dillon's country. See Geneal.

Hist. of the Fam. of Brabazon. Nothing seems to be known of the ancestors of this personage or of the origin of the name.

How popular is Dillon?

Dillon is common in United States, England, Australia, Ireland, Canada, Ecuador, Scotland, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Jamaica, Argentina, Liberia, Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa, Thailand, Mexico, France, Wales, Saudi Arabia.

Dillon is ranked 5506 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Dillon bearers increased by 3.34 per cent in 2010 US census to 50465 since 2000, the surname slipped by 52 spots and ranked at 683. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.36 86.04
Black 9.7 9.08
Hispanic or Latino 2.58 1.73
Others 1.65 1.36
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.98 1
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.72 0.79
Dillon is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha lie ahead in terms of density. Around 103020 people have been found who wears Dillon as their family name. Dillon is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Dillon:
638 United States66,034
Countries with thousands of Dillon:
972 England8,281
488 Australia7,819
137 Ireland6,005
1,355 Canada4,052
1,820 Ecuador1,407
708 Scotland1,305
339 Northern Ireland1,163
651 New Zealand1,098
423 Jamaica1,065
Countries with hundreds of Dillon:
4,918 Argentina738
903 Liberia569
416 Trinidad and Tobago562
16,286 South Africa382
36,347 Thailand326
8,771 Mexico260
46,684 France217
1,642 Wales206
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,227 Panama90
2,397 Singapore90
73,779 Brazil89
64,175 Germany89
176,377 India89
25,940 Spain89
1,773 Guyana61
7,170 Dominican Republic54
14,824 Switzerland52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
17,612 Israel49
40,368 Netherlands46
131,537 Philippines40
13,210 Venezuela37
2,098 China35
86,897 Italy33
18,708 Peru33
41,854 Malaysia32
12,265 Portugal28
54,956 Belgium19
1,289 Malta18
301,506 Russia17
42,433 Sweden17
16,023 Qatar16
25,792 Denmark15
80,079 Greece15
340,855 Indonesia15
1,336 Jersey15
81 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha15
1,559 Isle of Man12
3,581 Hong Kong11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
714 Vanuatu9
922 Cayman Islands8
47,042 Japan8
50,907 Norway7
109,517 Papua New Guinea7
25,911 Uruguay7
35,997 Chile6
72,091 Tanzania6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

William Dillon was 36 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 19, 1846. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Clarence from Galway. Clergyman or church minister Edw. Dillon, Spinster Catharine Dillon, Bridget Dillon (18) Workwoman, 26 years old John Dillon, Margt. Dillon (13) Workwoman, 30 years old Robert Dillon, Agnes Dillon, aged 29, James Dillon, aged 23, and 673 other Dillon around 49.46% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster and weaver, clerk, servant, joiner, dressmaker, farmer, butcher, carpenter, shoemaker, miller, farm servant, servant, confectioner, seamstress, mechanic, farmers &, mechanics migrated to US.

From Germany

John Dillon was 21 years old when he migrated to USA on May 6, 1861. He lived in Prussia where he worked as mariner and took Patrick Henry from London. Henry Dillon (18) Laborer, Const. Dillon (48) Director, 30 years old R. Dillon, Andre Dillon, aged 5 months old, Eugenie Dillon, 26 years old Johann Dillon, are others that migrated to US from Liverpool & Queenstown, Havre and Antwerp.

Dillon Namesakes

  • Bernard Dillon, was born at Caherina in Tralee
  • Martin Dillon, Northern Irish author, journalist
  • John Blake Dillon, Irish writer and politician
  • Diane Dillon,
  • Leo Dillon,
  • Michelle Dillon, retired British triathlete
  • Lawrence Dillon, American composer
  • William Dillon, American songwriter and Vaudevillian
  • Arthur Richard Dillon, son of Arthur Dillon
  • John T. Dillon, retired chairman and chief executive officer of International Paper
  • Peter Dillon, ship's captain engaged in the merchant trade
  • H. S. Dillon, Indonesian Sikh
  • Theobald Dillon, 7th Viscount Dillon, supporter of King James II and was attainted on 11 May 1691
  • Henry Dillon, 8th Viscount Dillon, was Lord Lieutenant of Roscommon
  • Harold Dillon, 17th Viscount Dillon, English antiquary and a leading authority on the history of arms and armour and medieval costume
  • Charles Dillon, 14th Viscount Dillon, ; (20 April 1810 in Dublin –
  • Charles Dillon, 12th Viscount Dillon, KP
  • Henry Dillon, 13th Viscount Dillon, Irish peer
  • Thomas Dillon, 4th Viscount Dillon, Irish peer
  • Theobald Dillon, 1st Viscount Dillon, Irish military commander and adventurer
  • Eric Dillon, 19th Viscount Dillon, Irish peer and British Army officer
  • Henry Dillon, 11th Viscount Dillon, Irish peer
  • John M. Dillon, Irish classicist and philosopher
  • Andrew Dillon, chief executive of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
  • John Talbot Dillon, Irish politician and baronet
  • C. Douglas Dillon, American diplomat and politician
  • Matt Dillon, American actor and film director
  • Steve Dillon, British comic book artist,
  • John Dillon, Irish politician from Dublin
  • Corey Dillon, former American football running back
  • Cara Dillon, Irish folk singer
  • Leo and Diane Dillon, were American illustrators of children's books and adult paperback book and magazine covers
  • Clarence Dillon,
  • Hugh Dillon, Canadian musician and actor
  • Jerome Dillon, professional musician
  • John Forrest Dillon, American jurist
  • Costa Dillon, American writer and actor of Greek ancestry
  • J.J. Dillon, professional wrestler
  • Melinda Dillon, American actress
  • Joseph E. Dillon, mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota from 1954 to 1960
  • Kevin Dillon, American actor
  • Bethany Dillon, Contemporary Christian music artist
  • Mervyn Dillon, former West Indian cricketer
  • Denis E. Dillon, American prosecutor and politician
  • Denny Dillon, American actress and comedian
  • Lisa Dillon, English actress
  • David Dillon, CEO of Kroger in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Dean Dillon, American country music artist and songwriter
  • Cecil Dillon, American-Canadian professional ice hockey right winger

Dillon Namesakes

  • Bernard Dillon, was born at Caherina in Tralee
  • Martin Dillon, Northern Irish author, journalist
  • John Blake Dillon, Irish writer and politician
  • Diane Dillon,
  • Leo Dillon,
  • Michelle Dillon, retired British triathlete
  • Lawrence Dillon, American composer
  • William Dillon, American songwriter and Vaudevillian
  • Arthur Richard Dillon, son of Arthur Dillon
  • John T. Dillon, retired chairman and chief executive officer of International Paper
  • Peter Dillon, ship's captain engaged in the merchant trade
  • H. S. Dillon, Indonesian Sikh
  • Theobald Dillon, 7th Viscount Dillon, supporter of King James II and was attainted on 11 May 1691
  • Henry Dillon, 8th Viscount Dillon, was Lord Lieutenant of Roscommon
  • Harold Dillon, 17th Viscount Dillon, English antiquary and a leading authority on the history of arms and armour and medieval costume
  • Charles Dillon, 14th Viscount Dillon, ; (20 April 1810 in Dublin –
  • Charles Dillon, 12th Viscount Dillon, KP
  • Henry Dillon, 13th Viscount Dillon, Irish peer
  • Thomas Dillon, 4th Viscount Dillon, Irish peer
  • Theobald Dillon, 1st Viscount Dillon, Irish military commander and adventurer
  • Eric Dillon, 19th Viscount Dillon, Irish peer and British Army officer
  • Henry Dillon, 11th Viscount Dillon, Irish peer
  • John M. Dillon, Irish classicist and philosopher
  • Andrew Dillon, chief executive of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
  • John Talbot Dillon, Irish politician and baronet
  • C. Douglas Dillon, American diplomat and politician
  • Matt Dillon, American actor and film director
  • Steve Dillon, British comic book artist,
  • John Dillon, Irish politician from Dublin
  • Corey Dillon, former American football running back
  • Cara Dillon, Irish folk singer
  • Leo and Diane Dillon, were American illustrators of children's books and adult paperback book and magazine covers
  • Clarence Dillon,
  • Hugh Dillon, Canadian musician and actor
  • Jerome Dillon, professional musician
  • John Forrest Dillon, American jurist
  • Costa Dillon, American writer and actor of Greek ancestry
  • J.J. Dillon, professional wrestler
  • Melinda Dillon, American actress
  • Joseph E. Dillon, mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota from 1954 to 1960
  • Kevin Dillon, American actor
  • Bethany Dillon, Contemporary Christian music artist
  • Mervyn Dillon, former West Indian cricketer
  • Denis E. Dillon, American prosecutor and politician
  • Denny Dillon, American actress and comedian
  • Lisa Dillon, English actress
  • David Dillon, CEO of Kroger in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Dean Dillon, American country music artist and songwriter
  • Cecil Dillon, American-Canadian professional ice hockey right winger

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