Find out how popular the last name Dillahunt is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dillahunt.

Dillahunt, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Dillahunt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dillahunt in America

Dillahunt is the 38155th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dillahunt surname appeared 581 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Dillahunt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dillahunt to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Dillahunt

The surname Dillahunt is of English origin, with roots tracing back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from a place name, possibly a combination of the Old English words "dill" meaning a dill plant and "hunta" meaning a hunter or huntsman. This could indicate that the name originally referred to someone who hunted in areas where dill plants grew abundantly.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire from 1273, which mentions a Richard de Dullehunt. This suggests that variations of the spelling, such as Dullehunt or Dylhunt, were common in the early days.

The Dillahunt name appears to have been particularly concentrated in the counties of Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire in the Middle Ages. Some records from the 14th century mention individuals like John Dillahunt, a landowner in the village of Chadlington, Oxfordshire.

In the 16th century, the name Dillahunt started appearing in parish records across various parts of England, indicating its gradual spread. Notable individuals from this period include William Dillahunt (1542-1612), a merchant from Bristol, and Robert Dillahunt (1578-1649), a farmer in the village of Bledington, Gloucestershire.

As the centuries progressed, the Dillahunt family continued to establish itself in various regions of England. One prominent figure was Sir Thomas Dillahunt (1685-1752), a prominent landowner and Member of Parliament for the borough of Tewkesbury.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, some members of the Dillahunt family migrated to the American colonies and later the United States. Notable individuals from this period include Captain John Dillahunt (1745-1823), a Revolutionary War veteran who settled in Virginia, and Elizabeth Dillahunt (1802-1875), a pioneering schoolteacher in the state of Ohio.

Throughout its history, the Dillahunt surname has maintained a relatively consistent spelling, although variations like Dillahunt, Dillahunt, and Dillihunt have been recorded. Despite its English origins, the name has since spread to various parts of the world, carried by descendants of those who emigrated from Britain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dillahunt

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dillahunt.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dillahunt was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Dillahunt has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Dillahunt was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Dillahunt, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!