Dettmer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The name Dettmer is the German form of the Latin name Theudoricus, and it is composed of the Old German word "diot," which in Modern German is "volk" and means "people" or "race" and the Old German word "mar," which means "popular," "famous," or "big."

Early Origins of the Dettmer family

The surname Dettmer was first found in Regensburg, Bavaria, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Dettmer family

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Dettmer Spelling Variations

In the medieval era, many different cultural groups lived in the German states. There are thus many regional variations of German surnames from that era. Westphalians spoke Low German, which is similar to modern Dutch. Many German names carry suffixes that identify where they came from. Others have phrases attached that identify something about the original bearer. Other variations in German names resulted from the fact that medieval scribes worked without the aid of any spelling rules. The spelling variations of the name Dettmer include Detmer, Dettmer, Dettmann (Hamburg, Mecklenburg), Tidemore, Detmar, Dedmer, Didmer and many more.

Early Notables of the Dettmer family

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Dettmer migration to the United States +

German settlers were among the most common to come to North America between the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries. Poverty and religious persecution drove many Bavarians to make this long trek. tenant farmers were also enticed by the prospect of owning land. From east to west, these German immigrants populated the United States, settling in Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada also provided homes to many. Early settlers bearing the Dettmer surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Dettmer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Carl Dettmer, age 37, who settled in Marlborough, Massachusetts in 1777
Carl Dettmer, who arrived in America in 1777 1
Friedrich Dettmer, who arrived in America in 1780 1
Heinrich Dettmer, who landed in America in 1780 1

Dettmer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Augustus Dettmer, who landed in New York in 1838 1
Conradina Dettmer, (Detmer), age 20, German who arrived in Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Hercules"
Mr. Conrad Dettmer, aged 32, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Apollo"
Mrs. Dettmer, German with 6 family members who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Apollo"
Mr. Leonhard Dettmer, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Apollo"
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Dettmer migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dettmer Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Heinrich Dettmer, age 26, who settled in Canada in 1783

Contemporary Notables of the name Dettmer (post 1700) +

John Franklin Dettmer (b. 1970), American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Texas Rangers from 1995 to 1996
Brian Dettmer (b. 1974), American contemporary artist
Robert P. "Bob" Dettmer (b. 1951), American politician, Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2007-)
Michael H. Dettmer, American politician, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1994- 2
George Dettmer, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Piqua, Ohio, 1877-81 2

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html