Dangerfeild History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Dangerfeild family

The surname Dangerfeild was first found in Dorset where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The name "is from 'D'Angerville.' Five places in Normandy still bear the name of Angerville [1]. I see no reason to doubt this derivation. The French terminative 'ville' occasionally becomes -field in English nomenclature" [2]

Another source confirms that they were from Angerville in Contentin in Normandy, one of the oldest Norman noble families. [3]

Early History of the Dangerfeild family

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Dangerfeild Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dangerfield, Daingerfield, a'Angerville, d'Angerfield and many more.

Early Notables of the Dangerfeild family (pre 1700)

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was the infamous Thomas Dangerfield (ca. 1650-1685), an English conspirator, one of the principal informers in the Popish Plot. He was ", born at Waltham in Essex about 1650, was son of a farmer of Cromwellian tenets. Dangerfield began life by robbing his father of horses and money, fled to Scotland, returned as a repentant prodigal and was forgiven, but soon ran away to the continent, and rambled through Portugal and...
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Dangerfeild migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dangerfeild Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Edward Dangerfeild, who arrived in Maryland sometime between 1663 and 1679
Jon Dangerfeild, who settled in Virginia in 1670
James Dangerfeild, who arrived in Virginia in 1698

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)