Show ContentsMacDaniel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the MacDaniel family

The surname MacDaniel was first found in County Antrim (Irish: Aontroim) located in the province of Ulster in present day Northern Ireland, where they held a family seat from early times.

Early History of the MacDaniel family

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MacDaniel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacDaniel, MacDaniell, MacDanell and others.

Early Notables of the MacDaniel family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

  • MacDaniel of Antrim

Ireland Migration of the MacDaniel family to Ireland

Some of the MacDaniel family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States MacDaniel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

MacDaniel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Angus, Anne, Dan, John and Mary MacDaniel, who settled in Maryland in 1747
  • Dan'l MacDaniel, who landed in Maryland in 1747 1
  • John Macdaniel, who landed in Maryland in 1747 1
  • John Macdaniel, who arrived in Oxford, Maryland in 1747 1
  • Alexander, Henry, Michael and William MacDaniel, who settled in Virginia in 1760
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
MacDaniel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mary MacDaniel, who landed in New York, NY in 1815 1
  • Michael MacDaniel, who landed in New York, NY in 1815 1
  • Owen MacDaniel, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 1
  • T MacDaniel, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 1
  • Tho MacDaniel, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name MacDaniel (post 1700) +

  • Osborne Macdaniel, American co-editor of The Phalanx; or Journal of Social Science, a Fourierist journal published in New York City from 1843 to 1845
  • Paul MacDaniel, American physicist
  • Joseph MacDaniel, American economist
  • Beatty D. MacDaniel, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Wilton, 1926 2
  • Stephen MacDaniel, perpetrator of the MacDaniel Affair, English gangster who led a gang of people who began prosecuting innocent men in 1754 to their deaths in order to collect reward money


The MacDaniel Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: His Vinces
Motto Translation: With these you will conquer.


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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