| ![Show Contents]() Dungee History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The Dungee name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in the region of Dinkley in the county of Lancashire. The surname Dungee is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. Early Origins of the Dungee familyThe surname Dungee was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Dungee familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dungee research. Another 68 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dungee History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Dungee Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Dungee has undergone many spelling variations, including Dunkley, Dunkerly, Dunkleigh, Dunklee, Dunkersley, Dunkerley and many more. Early Notables of the Dungee familyMore information is included under the topic Early Dungee Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Dungee familyTo escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Dungee were among those contributors: William Dunkerley who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1880; Benjamin Dunkerly settled in Philadelphia in 1849; followed by James in 1852; and William in 1860.
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