Show ContentsD'anger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the D'anger family

The surname D'anger was first found in Dorset where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The name "is from 'D'Angerville.' Five places in Normandy still bear the name of Angerville 1. I see no reason to doubt this derivation. The French terminative 'ville' occasionally becomes -field in English nomenclature" 2

Another source confirms that they were from Angerville in Contentin in Normandy, one of the oldest Norman noble families. 3

Early History of the D'anger family

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D'anger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dangerfield, Daingerfield, a'Angerville, d'Angerfield and many more.

Early Notables of the D'anger family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was the infamous Thomas Dangerfield (ca. 1650-1685), an English conspirator, one of the principal informers in the Popish Plot. He was ", born at Waltham in Essex about 1650, was son of a farmer of Cromwellian tenets. Dangerfield began life by robbing his father of horses and money, fled to Scotland, returned as a repentant prodigal and was forgiven, but soon ran away to the continent, and rambled through Portugal and...
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United States D'anger migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

D'anger Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Conon Danger, who arrived in Virginia in 1687
D'anger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johannes Will Danger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1750
D'anger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Lewis Danger, who arrived in New York in 1839
  • Leib H, Danger, who settled in New York, NY in 1878
  • Joh, Danger, who, who arrived in Baltimore in 1889

Australia D'anger migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

D'anger Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. John Danger, Jr., English convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Camden" on 21st September 1832, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4


  1. Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
  2. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  3. The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
  4. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 2nd December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/camden


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