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dietrich Name Meaning and History

German: from the Germanic personal name Tederich (Theudoricus), composed of the elements theud ‘people’, ‘race’ + ric ‘power(ful)’, ‘rich’. This surname is common throughout central and eastern Europe, particularly in the western Slavic countries. The forename occurs in a wide variety of local forms, especially in northern Germany. It is cognate with Dutch Diederik (see Dederick).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The dietrich name in History

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

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Distribution of dietrich Families in the US in 1920
Number of dietrich families
 228-453
 77-227		 1-76
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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