Copledyke History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Copledyke

What does the name Copledyke mean?

The Anglo-Saxon name Copledyke comes from when the family resided in Cobbledi, in the county of Lincolnshire.

Early Origins of the Copledyke family

The surname Copledyke was first found in Lincolnshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Copledyke family

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Copledyke Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Copledyke has been recorded under many different variations, including Cobbledick, Cubbledick, Cubbeldick, Cupeldik, Cubbeldyke, Cuppleditch, Cupeldicke, Cubbeldik, Cobeldyk, Copoldike, Copoldick, Copoldyke and many more.

Early Notables of the Copledyke family

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Migration of the Copledyke family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Copledyke or a variant listed above: W. Cobbledick who arrived in San Francisco in 1860; as well as John Cobbledick, Thomas Cobbledick and Samuel Cobbledick, who were all recorded in the census of Ontario, Canada of 1871..