Frequency: (497)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Indian (Panjab): Sikh name of unknown meaning. The Dhillon are one of the largest and most widely distributed Jat tribes in the Panjab. Like other Jat tribes, the Dhillon claim to be Rajputs by origin.
GIVEN NAMES: Indian 84%. Avtar (8), Nirmal (5), Balwinder (4), Ajay (2), Ajit (2), Ajmer (2), Bahadur (2), Balraj (2), Darshan (2), Mangal (2), Onkar (2), Param (2).
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