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Dittmer History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Dittmer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

By and large, hereditary surname were formed in Germany when most of the German states were a part of the Holy Roman Empire. At this time, as the population of Europe swelled and travel became easier, people began to encounter others sharing their own name and they avoided confusion by adopting a second name. A common form of surnames found in Germany are those that are derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Dittmer was a name for a person who was famous among the people. The name Dittmer is the German form of the Latin name Theudoricus and it is composed of the Old German word "diot," which in modern German is volk and means people or race, and the Old German word "mar," which means popular, famous, or big. Ditmar is also a local type of surname that comes from Dittmarsdorf in the province of Schlesen. The name Dittmer was very popular during medieval times and the family emerged as members of the aristocratic gentry class in the Middle Ages.

Early Origins of the Dittmer family

The surname Dittmer was first found in Germany, where in ancient times the name Ditmar made important contributions to the advancement of feudal society. In later years the name branched into many different houses, some of whom played a significant role in the local social and political affairs of the late Middle Ages.

Early History of the Dittmer family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dittmer research. Another 116 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1814 is included under the topic Early Dittmer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dittmer Spelling Variations

One can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name Dittmer include Ditmar, Ditmars, Dittmar, Dittmars, Dittmer, Dittmers, Ditmer, Dietmar, Dithmar, Dettmer, Detmer, Diemer, Detmers, Dismar, Dismer, Dittmayer, Diesmar, Diesmer and many more.

Early Notables of the Dittmer family

Notables of the time with the name Dittmer included

Baron Matthias Dittmayer, who was a captain in the Bellegard Infantry and Georg Friedrich Ritter von Dittmer, who was raised to the nobility in the early nineteenth century

Dittmer Ranking

In the United States, the name Dittmer is the 9,457^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Dittmer migration to the United States +

Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Dittmer family to immigrate North America:

Dittmer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Friedr Dittmer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1800 2
John Hermann Dittmer, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Maryland in 1839 2
Mr. Joh. Dittmer, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Everhard"
Conrad Dittmer, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1848 2
J E C Dittmer, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 2
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Dittmer Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Emma Dittmer, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States from Berlin, Germany, in 1909
Frida Dittmer, aged 16, who settled in America from Fordon, Germany, in 1909
Dorette Dittmer, aged 28, who landed in America from Hamburg, Germany, in 1920
Ernst Dittmer, aged 26, who landed in America from Sterkrade, Germany, in 1922
Anna Dittmer, aged 19, who immigrated to the United States from Seeinfeld, Hannover, Germany, in 1922
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Dittmer migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Dittmer Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Carl Adolph Wilhelm Dittmer, aged 50, who arrived in South Australia in 1857 aboard the ship "Malvina Vidal"

Contemporary Notables of the name Dittmer (post 1700) +

Harry L. Dittmer, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1948 3
Edward J. Dittmer, American politician, Mayor of Claremont, California, 1959 3
John Dittmer, American historian, and Professor Emeritus of DePauw University
Donald Charles Dittmer (b. 1927), American educator
John Douglas "Jack" Dittmer (b. 1928), American former Major League Baseball second baseman who played from 1952 to 1957
Anja Dittmer (b. 1975), Germany triathlete, four-time Olympian, 1999 European Champion and 2006 European vice Champion
Andreas Dittmer (b. 1972), German eleven-time gold, five-time silver and eleven-time bronze medalist sprint canoer, four-time Olympic champion
Felix Cyril Sigismund Dittmer (1904-1977), Australian politician, Senator for Queensland (1959-1971), Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Mount Gravatt (1950-1957)
Tim Dittmer (b. 1984), English professional footballer

Historic Events for the Dittmer family +

Flight 191

W Dittmer (d. 1979), American passenger from USA, who flew aboard American Airlines Flight 191 and died in the crash 4

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 25) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Flight 191's Victims - latimes. (Retrieved 2014, April 16) . Retrieved from http://articles.latimes.com/1985-08-04/news/mn-4349_1_fort-lauderdale-area