The surname ‘Dye’ originates from England. It is derived from a pet form of the medieval given name ‘Dennis’. The surname is most common in Norfolk, but found also in Yorkshire. Compiled information from Historical and Private archive’s has confirmed that the surname ‘Dye’ and or it’s variant’s, dates as far back as the fourteenth century were a ‘Robertus Dye’, from the county of Yorkshire, England, is recorded on Poll Tax records in Thirteen Hundred and Seventy-Nine. The exact period of settlement in North America has not been definitely determined but Information extracted from Public and Civil registry archive’s confirm that one of the first settlers was a certain ‘Joseph Dyer’, aged 21, a groom by trade, from the city of London, England. He emigrated to North America in 1774, sailing from the Port of London aboard the ship named the ‘Hope’ on the 17th of July, arriving in Maryland on the 24th of July of the same, where he served as an indentured servant. Today, ‘Dye’ is the ‘One Thousand One Hu…
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