Blyke History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England
• Ireland
• Scotland

Etymology of Blyke

The name Blyke comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name for a person associated with the color black. The name Blyke may have referred to someone with black hair or clothing, or to somone who worked in a profession such as chimney sweeping, which left its practitioners covered in soot.

Early Origins of the Blyke family

Early History of the Blyke family

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Blyke Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Blyke has undergone many spelling variations, including Black, Blacke and others.

Early Notables of the Blyke family

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Migration of the Blyke family to Ireland

Some of the Blyke family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Blyke family

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Blyke were among those contributors: Abraham Black, who settled in Virginia in 1713; Albert Black, who arrived in Maryland in 1673; Bridg Black, who settled in Virginia in 1662; Christian Black, who settled in Wilmington, NC in 1775.