DILL (English) Descendant of DILL or DILA (the dull one). ---Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith. Also found: \ DILL(MANN) (German) From DIETRICH. ---Source: German Names by Hans Bahlow. And: \ DILL, DILLER (German) 1. Someone from a place known as Dill. 2. Someone who dealt with boards, a board sawyer. ---Source: German-American Names by George F. Jones. Barbara ritacjk wrote: >BlankHELLO, >WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF >THE SURNAME "DILL" ? >THANKS > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >