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The family name of Dearlove and all its variants is derived from two old english words "dierne" meaning "secret" and "lufu" meaning love. The earliest currently recorded version of the name is from the 1206 records of Yorkshire taxes paid to King John. William Derneluue paid 10 shillings and 4 pence as a merchant tax and 4 pence as an individual tax.
Since that time until the present day the Dearloves have survived in Yorkshire, and emigrating throughout the new world. One of the Dearloves was in the first 20,000 to arrive in Virginia, US in the early 1600's.
The research shown on this site is the result of extensive research in the many resources that are now available on the internet.
Anyone who feels they have a connection to the family DEARLOVE are welcome to make the necessary contribution to expand the site.
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