Dinges History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Dinges family

The surname Dinges was first found in Northumberland at Dingley, a parish, in the union of Market-Harborough, hundred of Corby. Dingley Hall "occupies the site of a commandery of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, founded in the reign of Stephen." 1

The Domesday Book of 1086 listed the place as Dinglei 2 and literally the place name means "woodland clearing with hollows," from the Old English word "leah" + the Middle English word "dingle." 3

One of the first records of the name was found here when Alured de Dingelai was listed in the Feet of Fines of 1197. From this early entry, the family quickly moved throughout Britain as seen by Nicholas de Dyngele who was listed in the Assize Rolls of Lincolnshire in 1298, 4 and Roger de Dingeley who was listed in the Feet of Fines for Norfolk in 1330. 5

Early History of the Dinges family

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Dinges Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dingley, Dingalai, Dingleigh, Dyngley, Dynley and many more.

Early Notables of the Dinges family

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Dinges Ranking

In the United States, the name Dinges is the 14,653^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 6

Dinges migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dinges Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans Jacob Dinges, who landed in New York in 1709 7
Paulus Dinges, who landed in New York in 1709 7
John Jacob Dinges (1719-1760) who landed in Pennsylvania in 1741
Jacob Dinges, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1741 7
Hans Ulrich Dinges, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743 7
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Dinges Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Georg, II Dinges, who arrived in America in 1853 7
Christoph Dinges, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1859 7
Adam Dinges, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1860 7
Charles Dinges, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1860 7
Paul Dinges, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1875 7

Contemporary Notables of the name Dinges (post 1700) +

Frank Dinges Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1952 8
Barnaby Dinges, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Evanston, Illinois, 2009 8

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html