The dillingham Surname

dillingham Name Meaning and History

English: habitational name, probably from Dullingham in Cambridgeshire, named in Old English as ‘homestead (Old English ham) of the people (-inga-) of Dull(a)’ (an unattested personal name).

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The dillingham name in History

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

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Distribution of dillingham Families in the US in 1920

Number of dillingham families

39-76

14-38

1-13

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Dillingham, NC	wscn2kk	15
Texas Dillingham Family - Charles and Francis	ellton	3
dillingham project 2000	diane	4
Mary H. Dillingham abt:1814 NY, Oh	judy1999_2000	2
Leonard Dillingham	Darlene Dillingham	5
Hannah Dillingham/Joseph Mitchell of Maine	Kim	6
Clarence Dillingham, Julia Alice Plemons	plainolebill1	2
P.I. Dillingham	samtalleyjr	0
Hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods, Civil War	CJ Dillingham	3
X C DILLINGHAM Shot Dead 1906 IT	Obits101	0

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