Explore the Family Name Dilla

The meaning of Dilla

Origin undetermined.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dilla has grown in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 64,008th most popular surname and by 2010, it had moved up in rank to the 60,045th spot — a change of approximately 6.19%. The number of people with this surname also increased during this period; there were 291 individuals named Dilla in 2000, and this count rose by 15.46% to 336 individuals by 2010. Despite these changes, the proportion of the surname per 100k population remained stable at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,008	#60,045	6.19%
Count	291	336	15.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dilla

In terms of ethnicity, analysis of the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the Dilla surname is predominantly associated with people identifying as White, despite a decrease from 76.98% in 2000 to 68.45% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander saw an increase of over 50%, rising from 12.03% in 2000 to 18.45% in 2010. There was also a notable increase in the proportion of individuals of Hispanic heritage carrying the Dilla surname, which increased from 6.87% in 2000 to 11.01% in 2010. Notably, in 2010, some individuals with the Dilla surname also began to identify with two or more races, while the percentage of those identifying as Black fell to zero. The representation of American Indian and Alaskan Natives within the Dilla surname remained constant, with no reported individuals in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	76.98%	68.45%	-11.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	12.03%	18.45%	53.37%
Hispanic	6.87%	11.01%	60.26%
Two or More Races	0%	1.79%	0%
Black	2.75%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%