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

The German surname Duym is of nickname origin. It evolved from the old German word "daum," meaning "thumb," and was most likely originally borne by either someone with a deformed or missing thumb, or someone very small in size.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Duhon, Daum, Duhem, Daumann, Duhm, Duhme, Duym, Duim, Dume, Duhan and many more.

First found in Wuerrtemburg, where Graf Ulrich mit dem Daumen (Count Ulrich with the thumbs) lived in about 1250.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Duym research. Another 115 words(8 lines of text) covering the years 1250, 1679, 1707, 1755, and 1757 are included under the topic Early Duym History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 39 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Duym Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Christina Duhmann, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1766; Hans Adam Duhmann, who immigrated to Philadelphia in 1766; Hermann Heinrich Duhme, who settled in Ohio with his wife and eight children in 1834.

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  6. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  7. Neubecker, Ottfried. Wappen-Bilder-Lexikon der bürgerlichen Geschlechter Deutschlands, Oesterreichs und der Schweiz. Battenberg, München: 1985. Print.
  8. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  9. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  10. Schenk, Trudy. Wuerttemberg Emigration Index Volume I-VIII. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Inc., 1986. Print.
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The Duym Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Duym 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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