Dingly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Dingly family

The surname Dingly was first found in Northumberland at Dingley, a parish, in the union of Market-Harborough, hundred of Corby. Dingley Hall "occupies the site of a commandery of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, founded in the reign of Stephen." 1

The Domesday Book of 1086 listed the place as Dinglei 2 and literally the place name means "woodland clearing with hollows," from the Old English word "leah" + the Middle English word "dingle." 3

One of the first records of the name was found here when Alured de Dingelai was listed in the Feet of Fines of 1197. From this early entry, the family quickly moved throughout Britain as seen by Nicholas de Dyngele who was listed in the Assize Rolls of Lincolnshire in 1298, 4 and Roger de Dingeley who was listed in the Feet of Fines for Norfolk in 1330. 5

Early History of the Dingly family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dingly research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1509, 1586, 1619, 1634, 1660, 1695 and 1754 are included under the topic Early Dingly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dingly Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dingley, Dingalai, Dingleigh, Dyngley, Dynley and many more.

Early Notables of the Dingly family

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Dingly migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dingly Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Dingly, who arrived in Virginia in 1666 6

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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)