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![Show Contents]() Dragon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Dragon familyThe surname Dragon was first found in Silesia, where the name gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society. Early History of the Dragon familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dragon research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1640 is included under the topic Early Dragon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Dragon Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Dragamiroff, Draganich, Daroevich, Dragomanni, Dogomir, Dargno, Darno, Dragomiroff, Dragon, Dragomonoff, Dragonow and many more. Early Notables of the Dragon familyMore information is included under the topic Early Dragon Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Dragon RankingIn the United States, the name Dragon is the 8,944th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Dragon is ranked the 6,897th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2
 Dragon migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Dragon Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Wm. Dragon, who settled in Virginia in 1703
- William Dragon, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 3
Dragon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Philip Dragon, who settled in Philadelphia in 1811
- Mr. Dragon, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1822 3
- Daniel Dragon, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1853
Dragon Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Michael John Dragon, who settled in Kansas in 1928
| Dragon migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Dragon Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Philippe Dragon, who settled in Canada in 1735
| Contemporary Notables of the name Dragon (post 1700) | + |
- Daryl Frank Dragon (1942-2018), American keyboardist, known as "The Captain" in the pop musical duo Captain & Tennille, with his wife, Toni Tennille
- Carmen E. Dragon (d. 2010), American classical harpist
- Carmen Dragon (1914-1984), American conductor, composer, and arranger, father of Daryl Dragon
- Marie Jude Gilbert Dragon (1969-2021), Haitian police chief and guerilla commander, he died from complications of COVID-19 on 17 November 2021
| Historic Events for the Dragon family | + |
Bismarck - Richard Dragon (1916-1941), German Matrosenobergefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 4
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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)
- Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details
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