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![Show Contents]() Days History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Days surname seems to have come from a few sources: it was an occupational name for a dairy maid in some parts of England and Scotland; it was a derivation from David; and in some cases the name came from the word eye (d'eye). The same source claims that name was could have been an occupational name as in 'the deye' or 'day,' a maid, a dairy-maid. 1 Over in Normandy pre-Conquest times, we found "St. John de Day, near St. Lo, in the Cotentin [Peninsula.] " 2 This peninsula is now known as Cherbourg Peninsula. Early Origins of the Days familyThe surname Days was first found in Somerset where one of the first records of the name was Leofgife oa Dagean c. 1055. Godiua Daia was listed c. 1095 in Suffolk and Aluric Dai was listed in the Pipe Rolls for Buckinghamshire in 1196. A few years later, Ralph Deie was among those listed in the Register of the Freemen of Leicester in 1211. 3 The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 list the following: Willelmus Dey; Ricardus Dey; and Thomas le Dey. 1 Early History of the Days familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Days research. Another 53 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1269, 1277, 1379, 1501, 1522, 1529, 1537, 1538, 1549, 1552, 1553, 1556, 1574, 1582, 1584, 1596, 1605, 1607, 1610, 1638, 1639, 1649, 1668, 1673, 1683, 1767 and 1797 are included under the topic Early Days History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Days Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Day, Dea, Dey, Daye, Deie and others. Early Notables of the Days familyNotables of this surname at this time include: William Day (1529-1596), an English clergyman, Provost of Eton College, Bishop of Winchester; George Day (ca.1501-1556), Bishop of Chichester, Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University (1537-1538); John Day (1574-1638?), an English dramatist from Norfolk; and Francis Day (1605-1673), an English colonial administrator, associated with the East India Company.
John Day (Daye) (c. 1522-1584), was an English Protestant printer. He was "one of the earliest of English musical typographers, began printing about 1549 in Holborn, a little above the Conduit. He afterwards dwelt 'over Aldersgate beneath Saint Martyns,' and subsequently had a shop in St. Paul's Churchyard...
Another 146 words (10 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Days Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Days RankingIn the United States, the name Days is the 16,200th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4  Migration of the Days family to Ireland
Some of the Days family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 63 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Days Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Henry Days, who arrived in Maryland in 1659 5
Days Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Isaac Days, who arrived in New York in 1839 5
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Days Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. Thomas Days U.E. who settled in Carleton [Saint John City], New Brunswick c. 1784 6
| Contemporary Notables of the name Days (post 1700) | + |
- Rita Days, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996 7
- Regiuel James Days, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1996 7
- John M. Days (1831-1901), American Republican politician, Member of California State Assembly 21st District, 1867-69, 1871-73; Member of California State Senate 13th District, 1885 7
- Drew Saunders III Days, American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Solicitor General, 1993-96 7
- Bob Days, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1994 7
- 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)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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