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Ditcher Family Crest
Ditcher Family Crest
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Where did the English Ditcher family come from? What is the English Ditcher family crest and coat of arms? When did the Ditcher family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Ditcher family history?

The name Ditcher finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxons of England. It was given to one who worked as a worker who was a dike or ditch maker.

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The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Ditcher has been recorded under many different variations, including Dicker, Decker, Deeker, Dyker, Dikkers, Ditcher and others.

First found in Essex where they held a family seat from very early times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ditcher research. Another 432 words(31 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1210, 1296, 1327, and 1379 are included under the topic Early Ditcher History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Ditcher or a variant listed above:

Ditcher Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Robert Ditcher, who arrived in Maryland in 1661

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The Ditcher Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Ditcher Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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