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Origins Available: English, Scottish Where did the Scottish Dundas family come from? What is the Scottish Dundas family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dundas family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dundas family history? The history of the Dundas family begins in the Boernician tribes of ancient Scotland. The Dundas family lived at the town of Dundas, near Edinburgh, Scotland. This place name is in turn derived from the Gaelic words dłn, meaning "a fort" and deas, meaning "south."Before the first dictionaries and printing presses went into use in the last few hundred years, spelling, particularly of names, was a largely intuitive matter. Consequently, many spelling variations occur in even the simplest names from the Middle Ages. Dundas has been spelled Dundys, Dundas, Dass, Dundases, Dundass, Dundess, Dundyss and many more. First found in the region of Dundas in West Lothian. According to family lore, they descend through Helias, son of Uctred, who secured the lands of Dundas from Waldeve, son of Gospatrick, Earl of Northumberland, through a charter agreement during the reign of Malcom IV, king of Scots (1153-1165). Some suggest that Uctred and Waldreve were in fact brothers, sons of Gospatrick. There is a record of Helias de Dundas witnessing a gift from Philip de Mubray to the monks of Dunfermline within the period 1202-1214. A saying made famous among respective Clan members is recorded as follows: "any prime minister can raise a man to the House of Lords, but it takes seven centuries of Scottish history to make a Dundas of Dundas." This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dundas research. Another 312 words(22 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1332, 1364, 1424, 1488, 1513, 1715, 1742, 1745, 1784, 1811, and 1875 are included under the topic Early Dundas History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Dundas Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the Dundas family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 178 words(13 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products. The east coasts of the United States and Canada are still populated by many of the descendents of the Boernician-Scottish families who made that great crossing. They distributed themselves evenly when they first arrived, but at the time of the War of Independence those who remained loyal to England went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. This century, many of their ancestors have recovered their past heritage through highland games and other Scottish functions in North America. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Investigation of the origins of family names on the North American continent has revealed that many immigrants bearing the name Dundas or a variant listed above: Dundas Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
Dundas Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
Dundas Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
Dundas Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto. Motto: Essayez Motto Translation: Try. A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system...  MoreSepts of the Distinguished Name Dundas Dandas, Dandases, Dandass, Dandess, Dandiss, Dandys, Dandyss, Dass, Dundas, Dundases, Dundass, Dundes, Dundess, Dundiss, Dundys, Dundyss and more.
The Dundas Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dundas 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. This page was last modified on 16 November 2011 at 14:53. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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