Where did the name Daniel come from? What is their 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 history of the family name?

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Daniel Coat of Arms and Name History

Daniel

Origin Displayed: Italian

Origins Available: French, Italian, Jewish, Scottish

Spelling variations of this family name include: Danieli, Daniele, Danielis, Danielli, Daniello, Danello, Dainelli, Danielli, Daniello, Danello, Dainelon, Danelutti, Danelut, Danielut, Dani and many more.

First found in Bolgna (Bononia) in Emilia where it is the capital of the province of Bologna.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Daniele, who was Naturalized in Illinois in 1904; as well as Mercurio and Nicolamario Daniele, who arrived at the port of New York from Italy in 1893.

Suggested Readings for the name Daniel
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.

Some noteworthy people of the name Daniel

William Daniel, who is an industrialist in Montreal
Arnaut Daniel, poet
Glyn Edmund Daniel (1914-1986), Welsh archaeologist
Samuel Daniel (1562-1619), English poet

Clan Badge

Daniel, sept of the Clan Donald

Is your family of Scottish descent? If so, you can proudly display the Donald Clan Badge. This clan badge is used by all septs of that clan.

Daniel is also a Sept of the Clan MacDonald

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RENAISSANCE

The Renaissance was a great rebirth of Classical art, literature, and science. It began in the Italian city-state of Florence in the 14th century and it was characterized by the spread of humanism and the beginning of objective scientific inquiry. Wealthy Florentine merchants and bankers such as the powerful Medici family, saw themselves as the heirs of the great figures of the ancient Roman Empire. Many of these families became the lavish patrons of artists and scholars in order to increase their own prestige and secure political power.