Explore the Family Name Drilling
The meaning of Drilling
German: nickname for one of triplets, from Middle High German drī ‘three’ + -ling suffix denoting affiliation.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Drilling in the United States?
The surname Drilling, based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, saw a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 40,265th, but by 2010 it had slipped to 40,672nd, marking a decrease of roughly 1.01%. The number of people carrying the Drilling name, however, increased slightly during the same period. There were 512 individuals with this surname in 2000, rising to 537 by 2010, an increase of about 4.88%. For every 100,000 people, the proportion with this surname decreased slightly from 0.19 to 0.18.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #40,265 | #40,672 | -1.01% |
| Count | 512 | 537 | 4.88% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.19 | 0.18 | -5.26% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Drilling
As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Drilling, again as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, there was a notable shift between 2000 and 2010. In both years, there were no recorded instances of this surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities. However, the percentage of those identifying as White with this surname decreased from 98.63% in 2000 to 96.46% in 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of Hispanics with this surname more than doubled from 1.17% in 2000 to 2.42% in 2010 – a growth rate of 106.84%. There were no reported instances of the Drilling surname among people identifying with two or more races.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.63% | 96.46% | -2.2% |
| Hispanic | 1.17% | 2.42% | 106.84% |
| 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% |