Dia Family History

Dia Surname Meaning

West African (Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Guinea, and Ivory Coast): from the name of the Dia clan of the Fulani people which may be of the same origin as the name of the town of Dia in Mali and as the name of the medieval Dia Dynasty of Gao, also in Mali. This surname is also found among the Soninke and Tukulor peoples.

Compare Diao and Jah. Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic ḍiyā’ ‘light, glow, illumination’ (see Zia). It is found e.g. in Iraq.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Zia, Diab, Dua, Din, Mina, Zisa, Pia, Lia, Dada, Dial

6K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
11K	Military Records
937	Immigration Records
3K	Census and Voter Lists
916	Member Trees

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Where is the Dia family from?

You can see how Dia families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dia family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Dia families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 11 Dia families living in Oxfordshire. This was about 20% of all the recorded Dia's in United Kingdom. Oxfordshire had the highest population of Dia families in 1891.

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What did your Dia ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Dia.

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Unpaid domestic duties

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There are 3K census records available for the last name Dia. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Dia census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 937 immigration records available for the last name Dia. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 11K military records available for the last name Dia. For the veterans among your Dia ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Dia lifespan?

Between 1967 and 2003, in the United States, Dia life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1998, and highest in 1985. The average life expectancy for Dia in 1967 was 39, and 51 in 2003.

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Dia Surname Meaning

Compare Diao and Jah. Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic ḍiyā’ ‘light, glow, illumination’ (see Zia). It is found e.g. in Iraq.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Dia family from?

What did your Dia ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Dia.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Unpaid domestic duties

100%

What Dia family records will you find?

What is the average Dia lifespan?

Between 1967 and 2003, in the United States, Dia life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1998, and highest in 1985. The average life expectancy for Dia in 1967 was 39, and 51 in 2003.

Dia Family History

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