Diet History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Diet familyThe surname Diet was first found in Staffordshire at Freeford, a hamlet, in the parish of St. Michael, Lichfield, union of Lichfield, N. division of the hundred of Offlow. " The manor [of Freeford] was held by a family of its own name, in the reign of James I., and afterwards passed to the family of Dyott, who suffered much in the parliamentary war for their attachment to Charles I." 1 Early History of the Diet familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Diet research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1560, 1562, 1591, 1601, 1614, 1619, 1622, 1623, 1640, 1660, 1667, 1677, 1690, 1695 and 1719 are included under the topic Early Diet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Diet Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Dyott, Dyot, Diot and others. Early Notables of the Diet familyNotables of this surname at this time include: General John Dyot, known as "Dumb éyort of Somerson"; Anthony Dyott (c. 1560-1622) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1614; Sir Richard Dyott (c. 1591-1660) was an English lawyer... Diet RankingIn France, the name Diet is the 4,926th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Diet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
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