Early Origins of the Dingay family
The surname Dingay 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."
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Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print. The
Domesday Book of 1086 listed the place as Dinglei
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Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) and literally the place name means "woodland clearing with hollows," from the Old English word "leah" + the Middle English word "dingle."
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Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4) 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,
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Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X) and Roger de Dingeley who was listed in the Feet of Fines for
Norfolk in 1330.
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Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Early History of the Dingay family
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Dingay Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Dingley, Dingalai, Dingleigh, Dyngley, Dynley and many more.
Early Notables of the Dingay family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Dingay family to the New World and Oceana
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.