| ![Show Contents]() Das History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany The German surname Das 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. Das 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 Das familyThe surname Das was first found in the various regions of Germany, and Das began to emerge as a surname. The first instances of Das 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 Das familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Das research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1524, 1570, 1605, 1640, 1659, 1705, 1848 and 1871 are included under the topic Early Das History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Das Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Dach, Dachs, Das, Taks, Tax, Dache, Dax, Dacks and many more. Early Notables of the Das familyNotables of the time with the name Das included 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...
Another 39 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Das Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Das RankingIn the United States, the name Das is the 13,087th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Das migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Das Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Jeanne Ballet Das, who landed in New York in 1692 2
- Pierre Das, who arrived in New York in 1692 2
Das Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Christian Das, who was naturalized in Fairfield County, Ohio in 1863
| Contemporary Notables of the name Das (post 1700) | + |
- Liton Kumar Das (b. 1994), Bangladeshi cricketer and the current vice-captain
- Vir Das (b. 1979), Indian comedian, actor and musician
- Shiv Sunder Das (b. 1977), Indian cricket coach and former cricketer
- Ajit Das (1949-2020), Indian actor, director and playwright
- Abhishek Das (b. 1993), Indian professional footballer
- Shib Narayan Das (1946-2024), Bangladeshi first vexillographer of the first national flag of Bangladesh
- Yudhistir Das (1923-2014), Indian politician
- Tuisi Das (1532-1623), Indian poet
- Padmabhushan Buddhadev Das Gupta (1933-2018), Indian classical musician
- Serafim das Neves (b. 1920), former Portuguese footballer
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
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Das migration to the United States 
