The Dilworth surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,699 people carried this name — #7,120 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,584 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Dilworth surname

A habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Old English dile (“dill, anise”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Dilworth» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley explains it as ‘of Dilworth’.

An early record he cites: Robertus de Dilworth, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Dilworth and Dillworth.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 242 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

27 families named Dilworth, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 162 people lived in those households, 6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 20
North Carolina 4
Maryland 2
South Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 237 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Dilworth in American newspapers,
1889–1898.

Newspaper page from Bill Barlow's Budget carrying the name Dilworth
Bill Barlow's Budget 1889-06-05
Newspaper page from Ranche And Range carrying the name Dilworth
Ranche And Range 1898-09-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 28,496 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Dilworth in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

1,120 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dilworth. The most, 239, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 3.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 332
New South Wales 305
Victoria 227
Tasmania 195
South Australia 41
Queensland 18
ACT (Canberra) 1
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Dilworth,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mary Dilworth
    Mary Dilworth 1714–1786
  • Caleb James Dilworth
    Caleb James Dilworth 1827–1900 · lawyer
  • Deborah Maria Hesilrige d. 1928
  • James Dilworth 1815–1894 · farmer
  • Eliza Scott Dilworth 1825–1880
  • Joseph Dilworth 1826–1885

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Dilworth,
in the records of 4 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 States463 records

463 records of the Dilworth name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 153
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 99
  • Other U.S. records 211
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charles H. Dilworth

    Born 1909 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Shelby; barber from Alcorn County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1965, buried at Corinth National Cemetery, Mississippi.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anna Dilworth

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Furnessia from Glasgow and Londonderry, aged 27; servant. From Tyrone, Ireland; bound for Pittsburgh.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record John T. Dilworth

    Born 1932; from Wayne County, Michigan. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1953 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 463 records for Dilworth in the United States.

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

Australia92 records

92 records of the Dilworth name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 33
  • Tasmanian Names Index 31
  • Other Australian records 28
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Matthew Dilworth

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Agincourt, sailing from Woolwich in 1844. Native of Yorkshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1852. Married 1852 in Longford, Tasmania, aged 28.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 Patk Dilworth

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the Sorata, aged 29; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Norman H. Dilworth

    Laborer of Barkers Creek, Victoria; died 1924.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 92 records for Dilworth in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada19 records

19 records of the Dilworth name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 6
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 4
  • Other Canadian records 9
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Chas Dilworth

    Came to Ontario in 1874 aboard the N. Scotian, bound for London, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Thomas Howard Dilworth

    Died 1951; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Dilworth

    Died 1917 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 19 records for Dilworth in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom14 records

14 records of the Dilworth name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 8
  • Stirling Council burial records 4
  • Other British records 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Benjamin George Dilworth

    Died 1929, aged 80; buried at Logie Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Hannah Dilworth

    Buried in 1806 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 21.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record William C. Dilworth

    Died 1918. Named in the Union Bank of Scotland Ltd. roll of honour 1914-1918.

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Dilworth in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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