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Early Origins of the Digman family

The surname Digman was first found in Lincolnshire where one of the first records of the name was Richard and John Dikeman who were listed in the Curia Regus Rolls of 1206. 1

Early History of the Digman family

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Digman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dickman, Digman, Dikeman, Dignan, Dignam and many more.

Early Notables of the Digman family

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United States Digman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Digman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Bryan Digman, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1745 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Digman (post 1700) +

  • Steven Digman, American musician, songwriter and journalist
  • Raymond Digman (b. 1934), English former cricketer who played for Cheshire between 1955 and 1972
  • James Digman Wingfield (1800-1872), English painter


  1. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  2. 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)


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