BlankHELLO, WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THE SURNAME "DILL" ? THANKS

Hello, DILL - German : 1) shortend form of the name Dietrich (Germanic roots "thiot" = people & "rihhi" = rich, powerful) 2) name taken from medieval German "dille" (board) for a maker of boards and planks, 3) person stemming from one of the towns or from the river called Dill. Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: "ritacjk" <ritacjk@prodigy.net> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 4:20 AM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] DILL > 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 > >