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Where did the English Darke family come from? What is the English Darke family crest and coat of arms? When did the Darke family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Darke family history?

The vast movement of people that followed the Norman Conquest of England of 1066 brought the Darke family name to the British Isles. They lived in Kent. The family was originally from the Castle of Arques, near Dieppe, and it is from this location that their surname derives.

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A multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Dark, Darke, Darque and others.

First found in Kent where William d'Arques was Lord of Folkestone in that shire, having been granted lands by William the Conqueror for his assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. William d'Arques was descended from the Vicomtes of Arques who held a castle four or five miles from Dieppe in Normandy.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Darke research. Another 280 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1141, 1221, and 1229 are included under the topic Early Darke History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 24 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Darke Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Darke or a variant listed above:

Darke Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Richard Darke, aged 40, landed in New York in 1812

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  • Harold Edwin Darke, Professor, Royal College of Music
  • Arundel Darke, the first woman to lead the Queen's Hall Orchestra


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The Darke Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Darke Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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