Ditmars

English

Etymology

Patronymic surname, from German Dittmar + -s. The neighbourhood in Astoria is named from Ditmars Boulevard, named in honor of Raymond Ditmars.

Proper noun

Ditmars (countable and uncountable, plural Ditmarses)

1. A surname from German.
2. A neighbourhood of Astoria, Queens, New York, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ditmars is the 40800^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 535 individuals. Ditmars is most common among White (96.82%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ditmars”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 469.

Anagrams

• midrats