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

The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Scotland were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Scottish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century. The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins. The surname Daniel is derived from the ancient name Daniel, which means God has judged.

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The frequent translations of surnames from and into Gaelic, accounts for the multitude of spelling variations found in Scottish surnames. Furthermore, the spelling of surnames was rarely consistent because medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules. The different versions of a surname, such as the inclusion of the patronymic prefix "Mac", frequently indicated a religious or Clan affiliation, or even a division of the family. Moreover, a large number of foreign names were brought into Scotland, accelerating accentuating the alterations to various surnames. The name Daniel has also been spelled Daniels, Daniell, Daneil, Danyell, Danel, Daniers, Danyei and many more.

First found in Sussex, where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Daniel research. Another 493 words(35 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1148, 1198, 1279, 1379, 1562, 1619, 1681, and 1789 are included under the topic Early Daniel History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 48 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Daniel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first North American settlers with Daniel name or one of its variants:

Daniel Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Mr. Daniel who settled in Virginia in 1606
  • Thomas Daniel, who arrived in Maryland in 1663
  • John Daniel and his son settled in Barbados in 1678

Daniel Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Daniel Daniel, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1746
  • James Daniel, who landed in Boston, Mass in 1766
  • Alex and Francis Daniel settled in Maryland in 1774

Daniel Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Mary Daniel, who landed in New York, NY in 1815
  • Michael Daniel, who arrived in New York, NY in 1815
  • Owen Daniel, who landed in New York, NY in 1816
  • T Daniel, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816
  • Tho Daniel, who landed in New York, NY in 1816


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  • Marion Price Daniel Sr. (1910-1988), Democratic U.S. Senator and the 38th Governor of the state of Texas
  • Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel (1846-1911), American distiller and the founder of Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey distillery
  • William Partlow Daniel (1915-2006), Governor of Guam and Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives
  • Brigadier-General Maurice Wiley Daniel (1896-1986), American Acting Chief of Staff, 4th Army (1949)
  • Agustus Moore Daniel (1866-1950), Director of the National Gallery in London from January 1929 to December 1933
  • Glyn Edmund Daniel (1914-1986), Welsh archaeologist and Disney Professor of Archaeology at Cambridge from 1974 to 1981


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  • John Daniel, Sr., 1724-1819, of Essex County, Virginia and Laurens County, South Carolina: His Virginia Ancestry and Some of His Descendants by Christine Gee.
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Nec timeo nec sperno
Motto Translation: I neither fear nor despise.

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  9. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  10. Moncrieffe, Sir Ian of That Ilk and Don Pottinger. Clan Map Scotland of Old. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1983. Print.
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The Daniel Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Daniel 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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