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

Daunce is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname that came from the baptismal name for the son of Daniel.

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The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Daunce has been recorded under many different variations, 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 Daunce research. Another 299 words(21 lines of text) covering the year 1800 is included under the topic Early Daunce 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 Daunce Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Daunce 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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For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Daunce or a variant listed above:

Daunce Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Abraham Daunce, who arrived in Maryland in 1662

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

This page was last modified on 27 October 2010 at 13:30.

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