Diggels History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Diggels

What does the name Diggels mean?

This surname is derived from a geographical locality as in 'of Diggle,' once a farmstead, scarcely a hamlet, in the parish of Saddleworth, on the Yorkshire border of South Lancashire. 1 The name Diggle comes from the Saxon word degle meaning "valley".

Today Diggle is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.

Early Origins of the Diggels family

The surname Diggels was first found in Yorkshire where Agnes Diggell was listed in the Assize Rolls of 1219. 2 Searching early records in Somerset, we found William Diggel there 1 Edward III (during the first year of the reign of Edward III.) 3

Early History of the Diggels family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Diggels research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1627, 1637, 1660, 1663, 1667, 1688 and 1696 are included under the topic Early Diggels History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Diggels Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Diggles, Dickles, Dickels, Dikels, Diggels, Digels, Diglin, Diglen and many more.

Early Notables of the Diggels family

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Migration of the Diggels family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.

Sources +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.