Dilley

Possibly a pet form of an unrecorded Old English personal name *Dylla, found in placenames such as Dillington or Dilton.

Dilley (countable and uncountable, plural Dilleys)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States.
3. A city in Frio County, Texas, United States.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dilley is the 6036^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5692 individuals. Dilley is most common among White (94.26%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dilley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 462.

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