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Dice Origin and Immigration
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Origin: The surname DICE is an Anglicized spelling of the German surname DEIHS. They are both pronounced the same.
Surnames: Deihs, Dice
Submitted by: Linda Dice
Origin of Dice, Meaning of Dice
Origin: It is said that this family is of German origin, the name having formerly been written Deiss, and that three brothers came from York county, Pennsylvania, to the present Pendleton county, West Virginia. Of these, Mathias Dice served in the French and Indian war, and he at least arrived in Pendleton county in 1757.
Surnames: Dice, Deiss
Submitted by: History of West Virginia
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