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

Dance is a name of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from the baptismal name for the son of Daniel.

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Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Dance have been found, including Dance, Danse and others.

First found in Yorkshire 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.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dance research. Another 299 words(21 lines of text) covering the year 1800 is included under the topic Early Dance History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 20 words(1 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dance Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Dance family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 109 words(8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Among the first immigrants of the name Dance, or a variant listed above to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were :

Dance Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Rebecca Dance settled in Virginia in 1729
  • John Dance arrived in Philadelphia in 1754

Dance Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Gilbert Dance who settled in New Orleans in 1822
  • Gilbert Dance settled in New Orleans in 1822
  • Mary Dance, who came to New York, NY in 1824

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  • George Dance the Younger (1741-1825), English architect and surveyor
  • George Dance the Elder (1695-1768), English architect
  • Brian Dance, Headmaster of St. Dunstan's


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  7. Shirley, Evelyn Philip. Noble and Gentle Men of England Or Notes Touching The Arms and Descendants of the Ancient Knightley and Gentle Houses of England Arranged in their Respective Counties 3rd Edition. Westminster: John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, 1866. Print.
  8. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  9. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
  10. Humble, Richard. The Fall of Saxon England. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-88029-987-8).
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The Dance Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dance 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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