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Dangerfield History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Dangerfield History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Dangerfield family

The surname Dangerfield 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 Dangerfield family

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Dangerfield Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Dangerfield 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...

Dangerfield Ranking

In the United States, the name Dangerfield is the 8,840^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Dangerfield migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dangerfield Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Dangerfield, who arrived in Maryland in 1663
Rose Dangerfield, who arrived in Maryland in 1669
James Dangerfield, who settled in Virginia sometime between 1689 and 1698

Dangerfield Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Elizabeth Dangerfield, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1719
Richard Dangerfield, who arrived in Virginia in 1732

Dangerfield Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

W. P. Dangerfield, who settled in San Francisco in 1850
Benjamin Dangerfield, who arrived in Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania in 1872
Edward Dangerfield, who arrived in Illinois in 1880

Dangerfield migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dangerfield Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

J. F. Dangerfield, who settled in Toronto in 1871
F. Dangerfield, who arrived in Ontario in 1871
C. Dangerfield, who arrived in Quebec in 1884

Dangerfield migration to Australia +

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

Dangerfield Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Samuel Dangerfield, English convict from Nottingham, who was transported aboard the "Ann" on August 1809, settling in New South Wales, Australia 5
James Dangerfield, English convict from Warwick, who was transported aboard the "Asia" on October 22nd, 1824, settling in New South Wales, Australia 6

Dangerfield migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Dangerfield Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. James Dangerfield, British settler travelling from London, UK aboard the ship "Aorangi" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 23rd July 1892 7
Mrs. Dangerfield, British settler travelling from London, UK aboard the ship "Aorangi" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 23rd July 1892 7

Dangerfield migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 8

Dangerfield Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Wartus Dangerfield, who settled in Barbados in 1661

Contemporary Notables of the name Dangerfield (post 1700) +

George Dangerfield (1904-1986), English-born, American journalist, literary editor of Vanity Fair (1933 to 1935)
Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004), born Jacob Cohen, American comedian, best known for his phrase "I don't get no respect!"
Joseph Dangerfield (b. 1977), American composer, pianist, and conductor
Christopher George "Chris" Dangerfield (b. 1955), retired English football player
Stuart Dangerfield (b. 1971), English racing cyclist
Fyfe Dangerfield (b. 1980), English songwriter and musician with Guillemots
Gordon Dangerfield (b. 1885), Australian football player
Patrick Dangerfield (b. 1990), Australian football player
Dangerfield Newby (1815-1859), American slave, one of John Brown's raiders, the first of his men to die at Harpers Ferry, Virginia

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)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Ann voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1809 with 200 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/ann/1809
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Asia 1 voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1824 with 9 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1824
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies