Ditmars
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Patronymic surname, from German Dittmar + -s. The neighbourhood in Astoria is named from Ditmars Boulevard, named in honor of Raymond Ditmars.
Proper noun[edit]
Ditmars (countable and uncountable, plural Ditmarses)
- A surname from German.
- A neighbourhood of Astoria, Queens, New York, United States.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ditmars is the 40800th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 535 individuals. Ditmars is most common among White (96.82%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ditmars”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 469.