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Dage is an ancient name dating from the times of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It was a name for a person who was a person who carried a dagger. The surname Dage originally derived from the Old French Dague which meant dagger.
The surname Dage was first found in Worcestershire where they held a family seat from very early times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dage research. Another 136 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1230, 1275, 1527, 1528, 1550, 1612, 1675 and 1703 are included under the topic Early Dage History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Dage include Dagg, Dagge, Dag, Dage, Degg, Deag, Deage and others.
More information is included under the topic Early Dage Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Dage were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: