Dylan is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dylan
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Dylan

How popular is Dylan?

Dylan is ranked 104542 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Dylans grew by 44.75138 per cent to 262 since 2000 and ranked 73911 after elevating 19930 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 80.92 90.06
Hispanic or Latino 7.63 4.42
Black 6.11 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.67 3.31
Dylan is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in France. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Åland. Around 3966 people have been found who wears Dylan as their family name. Dylan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,340 Iceland6
823,980 India6
2,113 Taiwan3
4,899 Ivory Coast3
124,420 Spain3
3,752 Iraq3
10,267 Sri Lanka2
28,083 Romania2
65,594 Belgium2
12,172 Ghana2
28,232 Morocco2
23,344 Austria2
4,367 Afghanistan2
10,284 Kuwait2
54,641 Sweden2
41,879 Turkey2
17,547 Colombia2
14,004 Hungary2
15,705 Cameroon1
7,292 Vietnam1
29,774 Venezuela1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
120,357 Argentina1
14,644 Tunisia1
30,360 Thailand1
408 Åland1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
7,847 Albania1
53,033 Nigeria1
28,746 Algeria1
1,253 Burundi1
34,581 Chile1
2,613 The Bahamas1
29,046 Japan1
28,365 Kenya1
2,935 Madagascar1
6,688 Malawi1
16,640 Hong Kong1
1,818 Guernsey1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
9,591 Panama1
5,924 Paraguay1
25,746 Finland1
58,885 Poland1
21,562 Portugal1
4,171 Rwanda1
11,486 Estonia1
3,993 El Salvador1
24,176 Qatar1
12,741 Ecuador1
6,212 Jamaica1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
28,564 Switzerland36
8,214 Singapore35
52,947 Netherlands31
14,963 Scotland26
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
11,387 Ireland22
2,197 China20
22,809 New Zealand19
29,040 Denmark15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
84,050 Indonesia98
4,105 Wales90
72,056 Italy78
Countries with hundreds of Dylan:
15,885 France600
45,944 United States589
12,579 England479
31,115 Brazil382
39,199 Philippines258
43,536 Germany235
8,346 Malaysia228
25,955 South Africa219
23,681 Canada147
23,602 Mexico131
20,268 Australia124
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant Jas. Dylan from Great Britain aboard the James Fagan from Dublin during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 20 years old when he arrived in USA on May 6, 1850.

Dylan Namesakes

  • Abby Dylan, Actress
  • Bob Dylan, Singer-songwriter
  • Bob Dylan, Singer-songwriter
  • Bob Dylan, Singer-songwriter
  • Cathryn Dylan Benz, Gary R. Benz's daughter
  • Bob Dylan, Singer-songwriter
  • Bob Dylan, Singer-songwriter
  • Bob Dylan, Singer-songwriter
  • Bob Dylan, Singer-songwriter
  • Cathryn Dylan Benz, Gary R. Benz's daughter
  • In 2019, Connor Dylan characterized the role of Stevie in action and comedy movie Inner City Rats.

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