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Early Origins of the Diess family

The surname Diess was first found in Bavaria, where the name Diesel emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. Since the 13th century the surname was identified with important social and economic advancements which made this territory an important contributor to the development of the great nation of Germany.

Early History of the Diess family

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Diess Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Diesel, Diesl, Diessel, Diesell, Diessler, Diesslen, Diesslel, Diesler, Dieslel, Dieslen, Dieselle, Dieseller, Diesele and many more.

Early Notables of the Diess family

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United States Diess migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Diess Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Friederich Diess, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1769 1
  • Conrad Diess, who arrived in Long Island in 1781 1


  1. 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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