Dilts

Dilts Meaning & Origin

About Dilts
The surname Dilts is of English origin and is derived from the medieval personal name "Dil", a short form of the given name "Dillon". The name Dillon itself is derived from the Gaelic name "Diolun", meaning "loyal" or "faithful". Therefore, the surname Dilts is likely to have originated as a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Dil or Dillon.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Dilts is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Dilts: 2,314
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 13,210
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.78

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Dilts based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Dilts is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TLTS
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D0432
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D IH1 L T S
🌐 IPA
/dɪlts/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TLTS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D432

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Dilts in Braille

Here's how to represent Dilts in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Dilts in braille

How to sign the name Dilts using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Dilts using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Dilts in sign language

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