Dillingham
English
editEtymology
editFrom Dullingham in East Cambridgeshire, dating back to Old English; from the personal name Dulla + -ing + ham. The first element may be related to dæl (“divide, separate, pay over”), referring to a dealer.
Proper noun
editDillingham (plural Dillinghams)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dillingham is the 6995th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4791 individuals. Dillingham is most common among White (81.49%) and Black/African American (12.65%) individuals.
References
edit- Haile, Margaret Willis (1979): Dillinghams of Big Ivy, Buncombe County, N.C. and related families