Explore the Family Name Dilger

The meaning of Dilger

German: 1. habitational name for someone from any of several places called Dillingen (in Bavaria, near Luxembourg, or in the Saarland) or from Tüllingen near Lörrach in Baden. 2. metronymic from the female personal name Dilg. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Benno, Otto.

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How common is the last name Dilger in the United States?

The surname Dilger, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, had a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 26,783 to 27,277, which represents a change of -1.84. However, despite the drop in rank, the count of people with this surname increased by approximately 3.75%, from 854 individuals in 2000 to 886 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a decrease during this time frame, dipping by about 6.25%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,783	#27,277	-1.84%
Count	854	886	3.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.3	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dilger

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with the Dilger surname identify as White, even though there was a slight decrease in this identification from 98.24% in 2000 to 96.28% in 2010. A small proportion identified as Hispanic, increasing significantly from 0.94% to 2.26% over the ten years. Interestingly, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races in their ethnic identity appeared for the first time in the 2010 census, registering at 0.56% and 0.90% respectively. No respondents identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.24%	96.28%	-2%
Hispanic	0.94%	2.26%	140.43%
Two or More Races	0%	0.9%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.56%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%