| ![Show Contents]() Dannenberg History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Dannenberg is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in the valley or the dann. The surname often meant the dweller in the valley. 1 Alternatively the name could have been "derived from the name of an ancestor, 'the son of Daniel,' from nickname Dan. " 2 Early Origins of the Dannenberg familyThe surname Dannenberg was first found in Sussex where Geoffrey atte Danne was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of 1327. Later in Sussex, Simon Dann was found in the Subsidy Rolls for 1332. 1 Early History of the Dannenberg familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dannenberg research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1327 is included under the topic Early Dannenberg History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Dannenberg Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Dannenberg family name include Dan, Dann, Danne, Dans, Danns, Dannes and others. Early Notables of the Dannenberg familyMore information is included under the topic Early Dannenberg Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Dannenberg family to Ireland
Some of the Dannenberg family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Dannenberg surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Dannenberg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- J Dannenberg, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 3
Dannenberg Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Robert E Dannenberg, who arrived in Alabama in 1917 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Dannenberg (post 1700) | + |
- Oscar Asahel Halevy Dannenberg (b. 1892), American Democratic Party politician, Sheriff; Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Bridgeport, 1929-33; Defeated, 1926 4
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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