| ![Show Contents]() Dasher History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Dasher reached English shores for the first time with the ancestors of the Dasher family as they migrated following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Dasher family lived in Worcestershire. The family was originally from D'Assche, Normandy 1 or "from At Ash; from residence near an ash-tree." 2 The initial "D" is a retention of the French prefix "de", meaning "of", indicating the local nature of the name. Other surnames that have been similarly derived are Nash, Tash and Daysh. Early Origins of the Dasher familyThe surname Dasher was first found in Worcestershire where Richard del Eshe was recorded in the Assize Rolls of 1221. Later, Ralph de Asche was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1296. Richard Dasche whose name was recorded in the "Calendar of Letter Books of the City of London" in 1301. 3 Early History of the Dasher familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dasher research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1200 is included under the topic Early Dasher History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Dasher Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Dash, Dashe, Daishe and others. Early Notables of the Dasher familyMore information is included under the topic Early Dasher Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Dasher RankingIn the United States, the name Dasher is the 7,843rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4  Migration of the Dasher family to Ireland
Some of the Dasher family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 42 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Dasher name or one of its variants:
Dasher Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Christn Dasher, aged 22, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737 5
- Christian Dasher, who arrived in Georgia in 1741 5
Dasher Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- J Dasher, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 5
| Contemporary Notables of the name Dasher (post 1700) | + |
- Major-General Charles Lanier Jr. Dasher (1900-1968), American Commanding General US Army Caribbean (1958-1960) 6
- Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
- Charnock, Richard, Stephen, Ludus Patronymicus of The Etymology of Curious Surnames. London: Trubner & Co., 60 Paternoster Row, 1868. Print.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- "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)
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2012, January 10) Charles Dasher. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Dasher/Charles_Lanier_Jr./USA.html
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