Dacks History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Etymology of Dacks

What does the name Dacks mean?

The German surname Dacks is derived from the Old German word "dachs" or "dahs," meaning "badger." The name was probably given as a nickname to someone who resembled a badger in some way, perhaps with a streak of white in dark hair or with nocturnal habits. Dacks was likely passed down as a surname to the descendants of a bearer of the nickname, perhaps as early as the twelfth century, when Germany first began to pass down hereditary surnames.

Early Origins of the Dacks family

The surname Dacks was first found in the various regions of Germany, and Dacks began to emerge as a surname. The first instances of Dacks as a surname most likely occurred towards the end of the twelfth century, when surnames began to be passed down through a family line in Germany.

Early History of the Dacks family

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Dacks Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dach, Dachs, Das, Taks, Tax, Dache, Dax, Dacks and many more.

Early Notables of the Dacks family

Gabriel Dachs (b. 1570), a painter; Simon Dach (1605-1659), a Prussian German lyrical poet and writer of hymns; Nicolas Dachs (1640-1705), a preacher; and Richard Dachs (1848-1871), a military officer. Wolfgang Dachstein was a Roman Catholic priest at Strassburg, adopted...
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Migration of the Dacks family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Johann Dach, who settled in Philadelphia in 1753; Xaver Dachs, who sailed from Bremen to New York in 1852; Christian Das, who was naturalized in Fairfield County, Ohio in 1863.