| MySource |
Genealogical Fan Chart Diagram of the Posterity of Jacob Dillman Dayga |
| Author |
John F. Hawkins (October 5, 1888) |
Coverage
| Place |
Pennsylvania, United States|Pennsylvania
Virginia, United States|Virginia
Ohio, United States|Ohio
Indiana, United States|Indiana |
| Year range |
- |
| Surname |
Hawkins
Dillman
Spitler |
Publication information
| Publication |
Burdette A. Ehrhardt (Reissued 1999) |
Citation
| John F. Hawkins (October 5, 1888). Genealogical Fan Chart Diagram of the Posterity of Jacob Dillman Dayga. (Burdette A. Ehrhardt (Reissued 1999)). |
Repository
DAYGA/DAGGA/DEGEN NAMING CONVENTION:
Degen, in German, literally means "rapier - a thin, light, sharp-pointed sword used for
thrusting." According to Wikipedia, most European surnames were originally occupational
or locational, and served to distinguish one person from another if they happened to live
near one another (e.g., two different people named John could conceivably be identified as
'John Butcher' and 'John Chandler').[1] It is plausible that German emigrant Jacob Dillman was a sword maker (or descended from sword makers), who dropped "Degen" from his
name after his arrival in America, where the naming distinction was no longer needed. It is
likely that "Dayga" and "Dagga" in historical records are phonetic spellings of "Degen."
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