| ![Show Contents]() Daggs History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of DaggsWhat does the name Daggs mean? Daggs is an ancient Anglo-Saxon name. It was a name given to a person who was a person who carried a dagger. The surname Daggs originally derived from the Old French Dague which meant dagger. Early Origins of the Daggs familyThe surname Daggs was first found in Worcestershire where they held a family seat from very early times. Early History of the Daggs familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Daggs 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 Daggs History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Daggs Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Daggs has appeared include Dagg, Dagge, Dag, Dage, Degg, Deag, Deage and others. Early Notables of the Daggs familyMore information is included under the topic Early Daggs Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Daggs family to IrelandSome of the Daggs 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.
| Daggs migration to the United States | + |
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Daggs arrived in North America very early:
Daggs Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Thomas Daggs had settled in Virginia in 1635
- James Daggs, who landed in Virginia in 1658 1
Daggs Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Anthony Daggs, who arrived in Virginia in 1719 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Daggs (post 1700) | + |
- Thomas J. Daggs, American politician, Member of Missouri State Senate 12th District, 1933-34 2
- H. R. Daggs, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1924, 1940 3
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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