Last Name DIGHT

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Meaning The son of Dight. Probably a personal Somerset name.
The son of Dionisia, from nickname Dy and diminutive Dy-ot. A tremendous favourite in Yorkshire in the surname epoch. Dyte and Dight are more recent corruptions.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 130,443 (2000 US census)
Count 120 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 97.5%, or 117 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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