Dison History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Dison family

The surname Dison was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Dison family

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Dison Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Disson, Desson, Diesen, Dassen, Dessener, Dessin, Diesenhaus, Diesenhoven, Diesenove and many more.

Early Notables of the Dison family

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Dison Ranking

In the United States, the name Dison is the 14,652^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Dison migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dison Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Dison, who arrived in Virginia in 1652 2

Dison Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Eliza Dison, who arrived in Virginia in 1701 2
Philip Dison, who landed in Norfolk, Va in 1747 2

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)