The Dilger surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 886 people carried this name — #27,277 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 333,300 people counted. That is up 4% from 854 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 52 people named Dilger.
5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
41 people named Dilger live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Lucerne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 32 people named Dilger live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Dilger,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hubert Dilger 1836–1911 · military personnel -
Anton Dilger 1884–1918 · physician -
Simon Dilger 1671–1750 · watchmaker
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Michael Dilger 1799–1833 · painter
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Johann Baptist Dilger 1814–1847 · artist
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Wilhelm Dilger 1855–1920 · missionary
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Dilger.
- Dietz 18,720 · U.S. census
- Dieu 805 · U.S. census
- Dieudonne 906 · U.S. census
- Diez 3,502 · U.S. census
- Dignan 1,036 · U.S. census
- Dile 412 · U.S. census
- Diliberto 1,148 · U.S. census
- Dill 18,215 · U.S. census
- Dillard 31,021 · U.S. census
- Dille 2,093 · U.S. census
- Diller 4,306 · U.S. census
- Dillier 118 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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