The Dittli coat of Arms is very simple. It is a Yellow field with a black rake on it. The rake is positioned as a 'T' and the eight tines are pointing downward.
The first Dittli was sort of a tax collector by a colony that canton Uri had across the St. Gotthard, in upper Ticene. One or two valleys belonged to Canton Uri. That Dittli bought citizenship into the Canton of Uri 1544. The first Dittli bought into the town of Gurtnellen. It is not known where he was from. His name might not even originally bean Dittli.
It is no longer possible to buy a Swiss citizenship because to many people, especially from Germany during Hitler's reign became citizens in Switzerland in some far off community that was more anxious to get 2000 franks, or whatever it cost to buy in, then to take on the responsibility of what it meant. Because you're a citizen of a community in Switzerland, and that community is responsible for you. Like you are a citizen of Gurtnellen. Now if they catch you in Switzerland loafing or if you have no money, the police will expedite you to Gurtnellen and Gurtnellen will have to decide what to do with you. Now they could put you to work. There is no welfare as we have it here in the United States.
Albert Huber of Altdorf said the following in regard to the Dittli history: Dittli (Tittli) is a family name of Uri, diminutive derived from the old high German personal name Diutrich. Original family fathers were Michael (1501) and Hans (1527), acquiring citizenship in Uri and living in Gurtnellen. One of the better know Dittli's was Balthasar of the Senate from Gurtnellen, Governor of Leventina (Upper Tessin) from 1607 to 1610. In the 1932 census of Uri there were 405 Dittlis living there at that time.
Research in the thirteen rolls of micro film of the state archives of Uri shows that they contain several surnames Dittlin and Dietlin. All of them are from about 1500. These are probably early spellings of Dittli.
Most of the information was provided to me by my father, Albin, and my uncle, Joseph Dittli.