Diddams Family History

Diddams Surname Meaning

Variant of Didham with post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Thomas Didham 1773 Nicholas Diddams 1786 in IGI (Stoke Damerel Devon); Lucy Diddam 1792 Elizabeth Diddams 1780 in IGI (Wherwell Hants).

By folk etymology Diddams may have been altered somewhat earlier to Diddymouse and also to Didymus through false association with Didymus the latinized form of Greek didymos ‘twin’ an epithet of the apostle Thomas in the gospel of John (116).

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Addams, Dilday, Adams, Dignam, Siddall, Dias, Diddle, Dundas, Fiddes, Iams

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You can see how Diddams families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Diddams family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1891 and 1920. The most Diddams families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 56 Diddams families living in Hampshire. This was about 40% of all the recorded Diddams's in United Kingdom. Hampshire had the highest population of Diddams families in 1891.

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What did your Diddams ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, journeyman tailor and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Diddams. 100% of Diddams men worked as a journeyman tailor and 83% of Diddams women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties.

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journeyman tailor

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

83%

lift attendant

Incapacitated

Domestic duties unpaid

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Census Record

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Passenger List

There are 139 immigration records available for the last name Diddams. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 195 military records available for the last name Diddams. For the veterans among your Diddams ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Diddams lifespan?

Between 1964 and 2004, in the United States, Diddams life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1964, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Diddams in 1964 was 71, and 88 in 2004.

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Diddams Surname Meaning

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Where is the Diddams family from?

What did your Diddams ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

journeyman tailor

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

83%

lift attendant

Incapacitated

Domestic duties unpaid

What Diddams family records will you find?

What is the average Diddams lifespan?

Between 1964 and 2004, in the United States, Diddams life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1964, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Diddams in 1964 was 71, and 88 in 2004.

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