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

The ancient Scottish name Updike was first used by the Strathclyde-Briton people of the Scottish/English Borderlands. The original bearer of the name lived in Dutton, Lancashire.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Dyke, Dykes, Dike, Dikes and others.

First found in Cumberland, 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 Updike research. Another 497 words(36 lines of text) covering the years 1207, 1272, 1301, 1379, 1421, 1471, 1457, 1509, 1600, 1649, 1630, 1685, 1765, 1619, 1669, 1660, 1666, 1st , 1650, 1706, 1700 and 1756 are included under the topic Early Updike History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 73 words(5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Updike Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Branches of the family, who settled at Plymouth, Newton, and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, from about the year 1640 onwards.

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  • John Hoyer Updike (1932-2009), one of the greatest and most prolific writers in modern American literature, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner
  • Ralph Eugene Updike (1894-1953), U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • Daniel Berkeley Updike (1860-1941), American printer and historian of typography
  • Steven Dale Updike (b. 1948), American politician
  • Nancy Updike, award-winning American public radio producer and writer


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  2. Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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  5. Scots Kith and Kin And Illustrated Map Revised 2nd Edition. Edinburgh: Clan House/Albyn. Print.
  6. Burke, John Bernard Ed. The Roll of Battle Abbey. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  7. Leeson, Francis L. Dictionary of British Peerages. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1121-5).
  8. Barrow, G.W.S Ed. Acts of Malcom IV 1153-65 Volume I Regesta Regum Scottorum 1153-1424. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1960. Print.
  9. Innes, Thomas and Learney. Socts Heraldry A Practical Handbook on the Historical Principles and Modern Application of the Art of Science. London: Oliver and Boyd, 1934. Print.
  10. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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The Updike Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Updike 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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