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Category: Dillman Families

Statistical summaries, research findings, and data-driven articles about Dillman family groups documented by the Dillman Family Association.

Soldiers: Dillman Families at War

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Map of the Battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776, showing British and American force positions. George Adam Dillmann (Group 2a) fought in this engagement as a Pennsylvania rifleman before being captured and pressed into British service. Published in Edward J. Lowell, The Hessians and the other German Auxiliaries of Great Britain in the Revolutionary War (Harper and Brothers, 1884). Public domain.

From a Pennsylvania rifleman captured at the Battle of Long Island in 1776 to a Soviet Army prisoner who survived a Nazi prison camp, Dillman families served — and sometimes chose not to serve — in five wars across two centuries.

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What They Did: Trades and Professions of Dillman Families

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When Dillman families crossed the Atlantic, they brought their trades with them. This article examines the working lives documented across 94 family groups — from tailors and piano makers to stonemasons and toymakers…

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What the Numbers Tell Us: A Statistical Portrait of the Dillman Surname

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Key statistics for 94 documented Dillman family groups: 14 origin countries, 59.6% German origin, 22.3% in DNA project, 30+ surname variants, 6 continents settled. © Dillman Family Association 2026.

The Dillman Family Association’s 94 documented Family Groups reveal the first statistical portrait of the Dillman name — where it comes from, where it went, how it was spelled, and what the numbers reveal about the families who carried it…

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