The dighton Surname

dighton Name Meaning and History

English: variant of Deighton.

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

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The dighton name in History

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

dighton Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of dighton Families in the US in 1920

Number of dighton families

5-7

2-4

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Thread	Author	Replies
WWII SAILOR-Samuel Reed Dighton	Vickie Rodgers	1
One Name Study of Dighton/Deighton	mgfd1	10
Dighton 1800-1875	Anthony Dighton	1
DIGHTON	Jan Briggs	3
Anyone find a Chapman in their Dighton line?	scottnjulie89	0
Romany Dightons	Mark Hall	2
Dightons of Clifford Chambers, Gloucestershire, England	johnwcooper_1	0
John Dighton	Dorthy Dighton Wietelman	1
DIGHTON & SIMMONS Families, Lincoln & Knox Co., ME	marsha decosta	1
Benjamin Dighton father of Francis W	rongstad	0

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