I am trying to find out the origins of the name Dyas, can anyone help?

Question

It is an unusual name in my family and would like to find out where it came from - to help with a family tree I am hoping to complete.

Answer 1

Recorded in several forms including Dyce, Dye, Dyas, Dyason, Dyerson, and Dyson, this is an English medieval surname. It is a short or nickname form of the given name Dionysios or Dionisia, both of Greek origins and both mean "The Divine One of Nysa". Nyas is a holy mountain in Afghanistan, where Alexander the Great, is traditionally supposed to have rested whilst conquering most of the known world. As a personal name only Dye is recorded in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire for the year 1301, whilst the surname appears shortly afterwords, with spellings such as Dy and Dei being recorded in the Poll Tax Returns also of Yorkshire, which may be described as the original epi-centre of the name, in 1379. Examples of the surname recordings taken from early surviving church registers include: Elizabeth Dye, who was christened at St. Andrew's church, Enfield, Middlesex on March 25th 1563, and Aeron Dyes at St James church, Clerkenwell in 1664. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Walter Dye. He was a witness at the court of the Manor of Wakefield, Yorkshire, in 1316. This was during the reign of King Edward 11nd of England, 1307 - 1327. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
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Answer 2

Dyas

(Science: geology) a name applied in Germany to the permian formation, there consisting of two principal groups.

Origin: L. Dyas the number two.

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Answer 3

The name Dyas is Spanish,a contracted genitive of Diago=Jacob.
Type in the link below and enter Dyas.

Answer 4

Hey Kelly,

Swyrich.com says English, with variants as follows:
Spelling variations of this family name include: Dyer, Dyers, Dyar, Dier, Dyars, Dieres, Dire, Dires and many more.

First found in Oxfordshire where they held a family seat from very early times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Abigail Dyer who settled in Nantasket, Mass. in 1630; Edward, Roger Sarah and Thomas Dyer settled in the Barbados in the 17th century. They settled in Nantasket, Virginia, South Carolina, Boston, Barbados, Maryland, Philadelphia, and New York.

There are 226 entries in the LDS Family Search site, and most of those originate in England (also Wales, Ireland, Canada and US).

Answer 5

Did you try a Liabrary or a language department of a university? I have a friend that lives in Germany. If I knew the word I could ask him to check with some German Nationals and perhaps find an answer for you.