Dilley
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English
Etymology
Possibly a pet form of an unrecorded Old English personal name *Dylla, found in placenames such as Dillington or Dilton.
Proper noun
Dilley (countable and uncountable, plural Dilleys)
- A surname from Old English.
- An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States.
- A city in Frio County, Texas, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dilley is the 6036th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5692 individuals. Dilley is most common among White (94.26%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dilley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 462.