The Dillman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,660 people carried this name — #6,061 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,523 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

27 people named Dillman is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 27

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Dillman in American newspapers,
1905–1927.

Newspaper page from The Mirror And Farmer carrying the name Dillman
The Mirror And Farmer 1905-08-03
Newspaper page from The Sea Coast Echo carrying the name Dillman
The Sea Coast Echo 1912-06-22
Newspaper page from The Kevin Review carrying the name Dillman
The Kevin Review 1927-11-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,552 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Dillman in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1970s.

84 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dillman. The most, 16, date from the 1940s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Queensland, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 26
Queensland 26
Victoria 11
ACT (Canberra) 5
South Australia 5
Tasmania 4
Western Australia 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dillman.

Who carried it

People named Dillman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Grover C. Dillman
    Grover C. Dillman 1889–1979 · engineer
  • Bradford Dillman
    Bradford Dillman 1930–2018 · actor
  • Hugh Dillman 1885–1956 · actor
  • Mary Alma Dillman 1904–2003 · writer
  • Don Dillman 1941–2024 · university teacher

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Dillman,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States548 records

548 records of the Dillman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 209
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 166
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 90
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 30
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 29
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 17
  • Sacramento County historic burials 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Frank M. Dillman

    Born 1922 in Ohio. Enlisted 1940 at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky; auto mechanic from Warren County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Woodhill Cemetery, Franklin, Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Roger L. Dillman

    Born 1946; from Marion, Virginia. U.S. Army, medical laboratory specialist; killed in action 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Babette Dillman

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the W.a. Scholten from Rotterdam, aged 21; farmer. From Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 548 records for Dillman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada278 records

278 records of the Dillman name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 261
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 14
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Thomas A. Dillman

    Killed in the Halifax Explosion of 1917, aged 28; buried at Dartmouth.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Guy Dillman

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Catherine Dillman

    Died 1942 in Wyses Corner, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 278 records for Dillman in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands11 records

11 records of the Dillman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 10
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Hendricus Dillman

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1835 in Dinklage.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Cornelia Johanna Dillman

    In the population register of Coevorden; born 1876.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Henricus Dillman

    Baptised in 1708 in Utrecht.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Dillman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Dillman name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Frances Dillman

    Arrived in Queensland in 1900 aboard the Jumna, aged 52.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Frederick Dillman

    Arrived in Queensland in 1900 aboard the Jumna, aged 22.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Dillman in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Dillman name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Dillman

    Born 1913 in Jarny (Meurthe-et-Moselle); died 1999 in Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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