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Dakin Family Crest
Dakin Family Crest
Dakin

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

The name Dakin is from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of the Britain and comes from the personal name David. Daw was a common diminutive of David in the Middle Ages. The surname is a compound of daw and kin, and literally means "the kin of David." Over time there were changes in pronunciation and spelling, leading to many different variants of the name.

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The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Dakin has been spelled many different ways, including Dakin, Dakins, Dakyn, Daykin, Daykins, Daken, Deakin, Daikins, Daikyns, Daikin, Dayken, Daiken, Deakyn, Deake, Deaken and many more.

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


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dakin research. Another 298 words(21 lines of text) covering the year 1275 is included under the topic Early Dakin History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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

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Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Dakins to arrive in North America:

  • Thomas Dakin settled in Concord, Massachusetts

Dakin Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Tho Dakin, who landed in Virginia in 1657
  • Thomas Dakin, who arrived in New England in 1660

Dakin Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Joseph Dakin, who landed in America in 1860

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  • James Harrison Dakin (1806-1852), American architect
  • Christine Dakin (b. 1949), American dancer, choreographer, and teacher
  • Janet Wilder Dakin (1910-1994), American philanthropist, zoologist, younger sister of author Thornton Wilder
  • Dorothy Danvers Dakin (1919-2009), English, Headmistress of the Red Maids School, Bristol
  • Henry Drysdale Dakin (1880-1952), English chemist
  • William John Dakin (1883-1950), Australian (English born) zoologist


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  10. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  11. ...

The Dakin Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dakin 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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