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Dyte Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

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Etymology of Dyte

What does the name Dyte mean?

The surname Dyte is a nickname for a person known for great strength. The surname Dyte originally derived from the Old English word "Doegheard." Another source claims the name to be from 'the son of Dionisia," typically found in Yorkshire, England. 1

Early Origins of the Dyte family

The surname Dyte was first found in Staffordshire at Freeford, a hamlet, in the parish of St. Michael, Lichfield, union of Lichfield, N. division of the hundred of Offlow. " The manor [of Freeford] was held by a family of its own name, in the reign of James I., and afterwards passed to the family of Dyott, who suffered much in the parliamentary war for their attachment to Charles I." 2

In Yorkshire, early records there show Dyett, Dyott (with no forename) recorded at Wakefield in 1296 and later Dyott was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Cumberland in 1332. William Dyot was registered in 1348 as was Robert Diotte in Yorkshire in 1396. 3

The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 included Diot Mason; Diot de Wodehous; Willelmus Wege, et Diot uxor ejus; Johannes Chetel, et Diot uxor ejus; and Robertus Diot, et MarIona uxor ejus. 1

A scan through records in Scotland revealed "Hew Dvat, smith in Balgray Mill, Ayrshire, 1669; Alexander Dyett or Dyet, councillor in Irvine, 1665 (may be Alexander Dyet, merchant burgess of Irvine, 1680); and Robert Dyett, portioner in Meikle Govan, 1772." 4

Early History of the Dyte family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dyte research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1560, 1562, 1591, 1601, 1614, 1619, 1622, 1623, 1640, 1660, 1667, 1677, 1690, 1695 and 1719 are included under the topic Early Dyte History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dyte Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dyott, Dyot, Diot and others.

Early Notables of the Dyte family

General John Dyot, known as "Dumb éyort of Somerson"; Anthony Dyott (c. 1560-1622) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1614; Sir Richard Dyott (c. 1591-1660) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of...
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Dyte migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Dyte Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • J. Dyte, British settler travelling from Liverpool aboard the ship "Tornado" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 26th September 1859 5
  1. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  2. Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
  3. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  4. Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
  5. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html

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