Dana Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Dana

Dana

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

Dana is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in the valley or the dann. The surname often meant the dweller in the valley.

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Dana family name include Dan, Dann, Danne, Dans, Danns, Dannes and others.

First found in Sussex where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes:

Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
Known spelling variations
Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
First settlers to North America
Notable contemporary bearers of the name
A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Dana surname or a spelling variation of the name include : George Dan who settled in Virginia in 1655; John Dan settled in Barbados in 1678; Jacob Dann settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1870.

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Some noteworthy people of the name Dana

Charles Anderson Dana (1819-1897), American newspaper editor
James Dwight Dana (1813-1895), American mineralogist and geologist
Richard Henry Dana (1787-1879), American poet
Richard Henry Dana (1815-1882), American author

Tell Me More About Family Crests

Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Dana family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Dana coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Dana genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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Coat of Arms

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Family Crest

Family Crest for the name Dana.

Family Tree

Family Tree emphasing the family crest for the name Dana.

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Mouse pads revealing the family crest for the surname Dana.

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Surname Histories

Surname Histories for the name Dana.

Symbolism

Symbolism featuring the Dana family crest.

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