Explore the Family Name Dils

The meaning of Dils

1. German: variant of Dills. The surname Dils is rare in Germany. Compare Dilts. 2. Flemish: variant of Diels. 3. Possibly also an Americanized form of German Dilz (see Diltz) or Diels, or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname, cognate with 1 above. History: The surname Dils was first brought to North America by the brothers Wilhelm and Johann Peter Dils (also Dilss) from Urbach, Germany in the first half of the 18th century (see Dilts).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Dils has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 42,912 in popularity with a count of 475, contributing to a proportion of 0.18 per 100,000 people. By 2010, its rank dropped to 45,740 with a count of 467, reducing the proportion to 0.16 per 100,000 people. This represents a change of -6.59 in rank and -1.68 in count over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,912	#45,740	-6.59%
Count	475	467	-1.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dils

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Dils. In both 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded associations of the surname with Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities. However, there was a notable share of the surname among the White ethnicity, accounting for 97.89% in 2000 and dropping slightly to 95.72% in 2010. Interestingly, the surname appeared within the Hispanic community in 2010, making up 1.71% of the Dils population, despite being unrecorded in this group in the previous Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.89%	95.72%	-2.22%
Hispanic	0%	1.71%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%