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![Show Contents]() Dyker History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Dyker is rooted in the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It was originally a name for someone who worked as a worker who was a dike or ditch maker. Early Origins of the Dyker familyThe surname Dyker was first found in East Sussex and either Upper Dicker or Lower Dicker, villages that date back to 1229 where they were listed as Diker. The place name is derived from the Middle English word "dyker" which means "ten" as in a plot of land for which ten iron rods were paid in rent. 1 Early History of the Dyker familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dyker research. Another 258 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1210, 1296, 1327, 1379, 1572, 1577, 1600, 1625, 1628, 1631, 1632 and 1637 are included under the topic Early Dyker History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Dyker Spelling VariationsIt is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Dyker are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Dyker include Dicker, Decker, Deeker, Dyker, Dikkers, Ditcher and many more. Early Notables of the Dyker familyNotables of the family at this time include Thomas Dekker (c. 1572-1632), an English Elizabethan dramatist and pamphleteer. "His birthplace was London, as he intimates in ‘The Seuen Deadly Sinnes,’ 1600, and in ‘A Rod for Run-awayes,’ 1625. In ‘Warres, Warres, Warres,’ a tract published in 1628, he describes himself as an old man; and in the dedication to ‘Match...
Another 59 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dyker Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Dyker familyMany English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North America. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks. Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Dyker or a variant listed above: John, Joanna, and Michael Dykers who settled in New Haven Conn. in 1823; C.H. Decker settled in Baltimore Maryland in 1820; Casper, Christopher, Fred, George, Henry and John Decker all settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1773 and 1856.
| Historic Events for the Dyker family | + |
- Mr. Adolf Fredrik Dyker (d. 1912), aged 23, American Third Class passenger from New Haven, Connecticut who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 2
- Mrs. Anna Elisabeth Judith Dyker, (née Andersson), aged 22, American Third Class passenger from New Haven, Connecticut who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and survived in the sinking in life boat 16 2
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