Dallas

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Pictish

# The Texas city was named after George M. Dallas, vice president to Polk; family name is evolved from dalhous (13th c.), meaning "dweller at the house in the dale," from dale + house. # The Scottish place-name is from Pictish, equivalent to Welsh dôl (“meadow, haugh”) + gwas (“abode”).

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Dallasta Derived from Dallas
Dallaserra Derived from Dallas
Dalla Root name
Aberdeen Pictish origin
Brechin Pictish origin
Buchan Pictish origin
Caithness Pictish origin
Cambo Pictish origin
Cargill Pictish origin
Deer Pictish origin

Popularity by Country

Dallas

Rank #1064

NRS Most Common Surnames 2024 ↗

Dallas

Rank #3698

Frequency 8,811 people (3.27 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 65.07% Hispanic 2.35% Black 27.76% Asian/PI 0.69% Native Am. 2.19% Two+ 1.94%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Dallas

Rank #59177

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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