Danger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
France

Early Origins of the Danger family

The surname Danger 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 Danger family

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Danger Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Danger 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 Cromwe...
was apprehended for larcenies, in danger as a spy, and was at least once ordered for execution. He returned to England, took to coining and circulating false money, and was imprisoned at Dorchester, i...

Danger migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Danger Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Conon Danger, who arrived in Virginia in 1687

Danger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johannes Will Danger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1750

Danger 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

Danger migration to Australia +

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

Danger 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

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 2nd December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/camden