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Where did the German Dack family come from? What is the German Dack family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dack family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dack family history?

The German surname Dack is derived from the Old German word "dachs" or "dahs," meaning "badger." The name was probably given as a nickname to someone who resembled a badger in some way, perhaps with a streak of white in dark hair or with nocturnal habits. Dack was likely passed down as a surname to the descendants of a bearer of the nickname, perhaps as early as the twelfth century, when Germany first began to pass down hereditary surnames.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Dach, Dachs, Das, Taks, Tax, Dache, Dax, Dacks and many more.

First found in the various regions of Germany, and Dack began to emerge as a surname. The first instances of Dack as a surname most likely occurred towards the end of the twelfth century, when surnames began to be passed down through a family line in Germany.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dack research. Another 156 words(11 lines of text) covering the years 1570, 1640, 1705, 1848, and 1871 are included under the topic Early Dack History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 26 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dack Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dack Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • John Dack, who landed in Texas in 1850-1906

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  7. Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 2000. Print. (ISBN 978-0806303024).
  8. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  9. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  10. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
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The Dack Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dack Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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