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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Danna, Dainese, Danese, Dainesi, Danise, Danisi, Danais, Dania, Dana, D'Ance, Dance, Daneuise, Danes and many more.

First found in Piedmont, Piemonte, Pedemons, a territorial division of northern Italy at the foot of the Alps consisting of the provinces of Alessandria, Cuneo, Novara and Turin. Later Aosta and Vercelli were added and still later, Asti. History is related back to 49 B.C. The house of Savoy rose in 1000 A.D. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dana research. Another 345 words(25 lines of text) covering the year 1450 is included under the topic Early Dana History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Dana Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

  • Alonso Dana, who came to Peru in 1598

Dana Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Richard Dana, who landed in Cambridge, Mass in 1655

Dana Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Sally Dana, who arrived in New York in 1807
  • John Dana, who landed in New York in 1807
  • Abraham Dana, who arrived in New York in 1807
  • Dolly Dana, who landed in New York in 1807
  • Patrick Dana, aged 22, arrived in Boston, Mass in 1822


Dana Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Anna Dana, who settled in Galveston, TX in 1906

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  • Charles Anderson Dana (1819-1897), American newspaper editor
  • James Dwight Dana (1813-1895), American mineralogist and geologist
  • Richard Henry Dana (1787-1879), American poet
  • Richard Henry Dana (1815-1882), American author
  • Bill Dana (b. 1924), American comedian, actor, and screenwriter perhaps best known as the heavily-accented Mexican character named José Jiménez on the Ed Sullivan Show


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  1. Di Crollalanza, G.B. Dizionario Storico-Blasonico Delle Famiglie Nobili e Notabili Italiane 3 volumes. Pisa. Print.
  2. Guelfi Camajani, Piero. Dizionario Araldico 1940 Reprint Arnoaldo Forni. Milan: 1978. Print.
  3. Gheno, Antonio. Contributo alla Bibliografia Genealogica Italiana. Bologna: Forni, 1924. Print.
  4. Di Crollalanza, Goffredo. Enciclopedia araldico cavalleresca Prontuario nobiliare. Pisa: Presso La Direzione Del Giorale Araldica , 1878. Print.
  5. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  6. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
  7. Bongioanni, Angelo. Nomi e Cognomi. Saggio di Ricerche Etimologiche e Storiche. Torino: A. Forni, 1979. Print.
  8. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  9. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  10. Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Rome Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana 56 volumesr. Print.
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The Dana Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dana 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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