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Dye Family History

Dye Genealogy & Family Tree

Dye is an English name from Yorkshire, England, where the family held a seat and were lords of the manor. It comes from the Greek Dionysia, which referred to a holy mountain. The earliest known ancestor--Walter Dye--was recorded in 1316.

Other spellings include "Dy" and "Dei." Notable people with the surname include American actor Mason Dye (Flowers in the Attic, Teen Wolf, Secret Diary of an American Cheerleader), American actor John Dye (Touched by an Angel, Once Upon a Christmas, Promised Land), and American football player Ernest Dye (Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams). The first Dye to come to the Americas was Henry Dye in Barbados in 1635.

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