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

Dargin is an ancient Norman name that arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Dargin family lived in Kent. The family was originally from the Castle of Arques, near Dieppe, and it is from this location that their surname derives.

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Norman surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. The frequent changes in surnames are largely due to the fact that the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England, as well as the official court languages of Latin and French, also had pronounced influences on the spelling of surnames. Since medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings. The name has been spelled Dark, Darke, Darque and others.

First found in Kent where William d'Arques was Lord of Folkestone in that shire, having been granted lands by William the Conqueror for his assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. William d'Arques was descended from the Vicomtes of Arques who held a castle four or five miles from Dieppe in Normandy.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dargin research. Another 280 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1141, 1221, and 1229 are included under the topic Early Dargin History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 24 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dargin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Many English families emigrated to North American colonies in order to escape the political chaos in Britain at this time. Unfortunately, many English families made the trip to the New World under extremely harsh conditions. Overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the stormy Atlantic. Despite these hardships, many of the families prospered and went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the United States and Canada. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the name Dargin or a variant listed above:

Dargin Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • L W Dargin, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1850

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  10. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
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The Dargin Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dargin 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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