| ![Show Contents]() Diment History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 Ireland The original Gaelic form of the name Diment was Ó Diamain. 1 Early Origins of the Diment familyThe surname Diment was first found in County Londonderry (Irish: Doire), a Northern Irish county also known as Derry, in the province of Ulster, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Early History of the Diment familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Diment research. Another 244 words (17 lines of text) covering the year 1000 is included under the topic Early Diment History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Diment Spelling VariationsJust like the English language, the Gaelic language of Ireland was not standardized in the Middle Ages. Therefore, one's name was often recorded under several different spellings during the life of its bearer. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origins of the Diment family name include Diamond, Dymond, Dyment, Diment, Dymott, Dimont and many more. Early Notables of the Diment familyMore information is included under the topic Early Diment Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Diment migration to the United States | + |
Ireland became inhospitable for many native Irish families in the 19th centuries. Poverty, lack of opportunities, high rents, and discrimination forced thousands to leave the island for North America. The largest exodus of Irish settlers occurred with the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. For these immigrants the journey to British North America and the United States was long and dangerous and many did not live to see the shores of those new lands. Those who did make it were essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest and most powerful nations of the world. These Irish immigrants were not only important for peopling the new settlements and cities, they also provided the manpower needed for the many industrial and agricultural projects so essential to these growing nations. Immigration and passenger lists have documented the arrival of various people bearing the name Diment to North America:
Diment Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Robert Diment, who arrived in Arkansas in 1881 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Diment (post 1700) | + |
- James Diment, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1896 3
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Miseris Succurrere Disco
Motto Translation: I learn to succour the distressed.
- MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
- 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, December 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Diment migration to the United States 
