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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

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

Dagg is an ancient Anglo-Saxon name. It was a name given to a person who was a person who carried a dagger. The surname Dagg originally derived from the Old French Dague which meant dagger.

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One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Dagg has appeared include Dagg, Dagge, Dag, Dage, Degg, Deag, Deage and others.

First found in Worcestershire where they held a family seat from very early times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dagg research. Another 363 words(26 lines of text) covering the years 1230, 1275, 1527, 1528, and 1550 are included under the topic Early Dagg History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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

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Some of the Dagg family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 106 words(8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Dagg arrived in North America very early:

Dagg Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Edward Dagg who settled in Nevis, Massachusetts in 1663

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  10. Le Patourel, John. The Norman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-19-822525-3).
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The Dagg Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dagg 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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