The Dy surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,932 people carried this name — #15,232 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 153,800 people counted. That is up 36% from 1,422 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Dy surname
From Khmer ឌី (dii).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Dy» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 105 people named Dy.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Ille-et-Vilaine.
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
24 people named Dy live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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.
Who carried it
People named Dy,
with a public archive behind them.
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Bojie Dy 1961– · politician -
Bernadette Herrera-Dy 1976– · politician -
Faustino Dy 1925–1993 · politician
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Benjamin Dy 1952–2013 · politician
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Paolo Dy 1978– · screenwriter
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Luane Dy 1986– · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Dy.
- Duvic 143 · U.S. census
- Duvivier 233 · U.S. census
- Duvoisin 101 · U.S. census
- Duwel 193 · U.S. census
- Duyck 455 · U.S. census
- Duzan 700 · U.S. census
- Dye 28,182 · U.S. census
- Dyon 114 · U.S. census
- Dys 140 · U.S. census
- Dziedzic 2,147 · U.S. census
- Dzikowski 426 · U.S. census
- Dziuba 550 · U.S. census
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