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

The name Dando is of Anglo-Saxon origin. It was name for a male, where it was originally used as a pet form of Andrew. Essentially the surname Dando originally derived from the Old Scottish name Andrew.

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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 Dando have been found, including Dandie, Dandy, Dande, Dando and others.

First found in Lincolnshire 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 Dando research. Another 323 words(23 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dando History 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 Dando, or a variant listed above to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were:

Dando Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • William Dando who settled in Barbados in 1654

Dando Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Joseph Dando arrived in Philadelphia in 1838

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