The dewald Surname

dewald Name Meaning and History

German: from the personal name Diebold, from Middle High German Dietbold, from Old High German diot ‘people’, ‘nation’ + bald ‘brave’, ‘strong’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The dewald name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the dewald family name as far back in history as possible.

dewald Family Facts

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Distribution of dewald Families in the US in 1920

Number of dewald families

53-104

18-52

1-17

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