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Early Origins of the Dyneley family

The surname Dyneley was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Dyneley family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dyneley research. Another 150 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1394, 1415, 1420, 1455, 1487, 1510 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Dyneley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dyneley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dyneley, Dynley, Dynely, Dineley, Dinely and others.

Early Notables of the Dyneley family

Distinguished members of the family include

  • the Dyneley family of Yorkshire

Migration of the Dyneley family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..


Contemporary Notables of the name Dyneley (post 1700) +

  • Peter Dyneley (1921-1977), British actor, born in Hastings, East Sussex, England
  • Jacob Dyneley Beam (1908-1993), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 1957-61; Czechoslovakia, 1966-69; Soviet Union, 1969-73 1
  • John Dyneley Prince (1868-1945), American politician, U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1921-26; Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, 1926-29; Yugoslavia, 1929-33 2
  • Dyneley Hussey (1893-1972), English war poet, journalist, art critic and music critic


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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