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

The name Duke is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. Duke was a name used for a person who behaved in a regal or noble manner, like a Duke. The surname Duke is derived from the various Old English words duc, duk, duke, douc, and doke, which all came from the Old French word duc. This ultimately came from the Latin word dux, which means leader, and is a derivative of the verb ducere, which means to lead. Undoubtedly, this was often a nickname, since many captains or leaders of military forces were titled landholders who would have derived their surnames from their estates. Nevertheless, it may have also been applied as an occupational name to a military leader or to someone employed in a ducal household.

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Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Duke include Duke, Dukes, Dook, Dooke, Dooks, Dookes and others.

First found in Devon where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Duke research. Another 232 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1563 and 1590 are included under the topic Early Duke History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 50 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Duke Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Duke family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 168 words(12 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Duke were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:

Duke Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Richard Duke, who landed in Maryland in 1633
  • Richd Duke, who landed in Maryland in 1633
  • Edward Duke, who sailed to New England in 1634
  • Jo Duke, aged 20, arrived in America in 1635
  • Mary Duke, who arrived in Virginia in 1641


Duke Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • William Duke, who arrived in Barbados in 1758
  • John Duke, settled in Pennsylvania in 1772
  • Elizabeth Duke, who landed in Virginia in 1778
  • John Duke, who arrived in Barbados in 1779
  • J Duke, who landed in Barbados in 1783

Duke Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Saml Duke, aged 21, arrived in Boston, Mass in 1804
  • A Duke, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
  • Thomas Duke settled in Pennsylvania in 1853

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  • Vernon Duke (1903-1969), American composer
  • Anne Marie "Patty" Duke (b. 1946), American actress who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the age of 16
  • Charles Moss Duke Jr. (b. 1935), former NASA Astronaut with 265 hours in space
  • James Buchanan Duke (1856-1925), American tobacco and electric power industrialist, eponym of Duke University
  • John Woods Duke (1899-1984), American composer and pianist
  • Ken Duke (b. 1969), American PGA golfer
  • Brigadier-General James Thomas Duke (1893-1970), American Commanding General Charleston Port of Embarkation (1942-1945)
  • Geoffrey Ernest Duke OBE (b. 1923), British multi-time motorcycle Grand Prix road racing world champion
  • David Duke (b. 1978), Scottish football player
  • Sir William Duke (1863-1924), Scottish Lieutenant Governor of Bengal


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  • The Dukes of Durham, 1865-1929 by Robert Franklin Durden.
  • The Henning and Duke Families of Louisville, Kentucky: Including Genealogical Material by Charles P. Stanton.
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