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dial Name Meaning and History

  1. English: of uncertain origin; possibly an altered form of Irish Doyle. Compare Dyal.
  2. Name found among people of Indian origin in Guyana and Trinidad: altered spelling of Dayal. This spelling is found in Indian names occasionally when -dial is the final element of a compound personal name.

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Distribution of dial Families in the US in 1920
Number of dial families
 71-139
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 1-23
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