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Early Origins of the Dietmar family

The surname Dietmar was first found in Bavaria, where the name Dietelmaier was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power.

Early History of the Dietmar family

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Dietmar Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dietelmaier, Diettelmaier, Dietellmaier, Dietelmaeir, Dietelmar, Dietelmars, Dietelmaiers, Detelmaier, Dietmeir and many more.

Early Notables of the Dietmar family

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United States Dietmar migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dietmar Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Heinrich Dietmar, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Dietmar (post 1700) +

  • Dietmar Streitler (1964-2022), Austrian wrestler who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics
  • Dietmar Lorenz (1950-2021), East German judoka, who competed for SC Dynamo Hoppegarten under the Sportvereinigung Dynamo
  • Dietmar Erler (b. 1947), retired German football player
  • Dietmar Johann Wolfgang "Didi" Hamann (b. 1973), German footballer and manager at Stockport County
  • Dietmar Danner (b. 1950), retired German footballer
  • Dietmar Hopp (b. 1940), German software entrepreneur
  • Dietmar Schönherr (b. 1926), Austrian actor, presenter, and writer
  • Dietmar Bruck (b. 1944), German former professional footballer


  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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