The Dingman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,974 people carried this name — #6,781 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,200 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,791 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Dingman surname

Variant of Dingmann.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Dingman» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

21 families named Dingman, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 128 people lived in those households, 6.1 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New York 17
Pennsylvania 4

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 237 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Dingman in American newspapers,
1897–1922.

Newspaper page from The Thermopolis Independent carrying the name Dingman
The Thermopolis Independent 1922-03-24
Newspaper page from The Thermopolis Independent carrying the name Dingman
The Thermopolis Independent 1914-05-29
Newspaper page from Watertown Republican carrying the name Dingman
Watertown Republican 1897-10-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,644 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Dingman in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1940s.

337 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dingman. The most, 244, date from the 1920s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 108
Queensland 64
Victoria 62
South Australia 48
Western Australia 29
Tasmania 16
ACT (Canberra) 7

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dingman.

Who carried it

People named Dingman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George L. Dingman 1853– · politician
  • Mary Dingman 1875–1961 · social activist
  • Maurice John Dingman 1914–1992 · Catholic priest
  • Jane Van Zandt Brower 1931–2021 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Dingman,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States509 records

509 records of the Dingman name in the United States
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 177
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 169
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 66
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 57
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 36
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George W. Dingman

    Born 1921 in Michigan. Enlisted 1942 at Detroit; aircraft worker from Wayne County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Denton Cemetery, Belleville, Michigan.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bernardine Dingman

    Arrived at New York in 1854 aboard the Lochinvar from Antwerp, aged 10. From Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Glenn E. Dingman

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1931, died 1994; buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 509 records for Dingman in the United States.

Counts: New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands40 records

40 records of the Dingman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 29
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 10
  • Dutch population registers 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Elisabeth Dingman

    Married in 1806 in Hontenisse; day labourer.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Martin Dingman

    Died 1966 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 40; "duiker".

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Christoffel Dingman

    Buried in 1686 in Delft.

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 40 records for Dingman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada20 records

20 records of the Dingman name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 7
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 3
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lottie Dingman

    Died 1933; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William Andrew Dingman

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Lorne Roger Dingman

    Died 1946 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 20 records for Dingman in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Dingman name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henry Dingman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1865 aboard the Gothenburg II, aged 33.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record A. V. Dingman

    Sailed from Victoria in 1896 aboard the Wollowra, bound for W Australia, aged 34.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 6 records for Dingman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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