The ditto Surname

ditto Name Meaning and History

Anglicized form of a French Huguenot name of unexplained etymology. The name was already in North America by 1700.
Italian: from a short form of the personal name Benedetto.

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

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The ditto name in History

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

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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 ditto Families in the US in 1920

Number of ditto families

28-53

10-27

1-9

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DITTO Jo Helen and James C	t42Moore	0
Ditto's from Canada	Crystal Boggs	1
Ditto DNA project	STEVENDITTO	3
DITTO Laura Lee 1971-1971	t42Moore	0
DITTO Mike W 1910-1972	t42Moore	0
DITTO Margaret L and Frank M	t42Moore	0
Roscoe Walter Ditto m. Hazel May Grimm	Sheilah Ditto Jenion	3
Francis (Frank) Ditto, China Springs, TX	dianeditto	10
Francis Ditto	sthang11	0
Mary Ann Ditto	mully	1

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