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Origin of Dan Total Records: 20  Origin of Dan, Meaning of Dan Origin: Zeidan- recent history=Egyptian name and meaning=two syllables Zei (like=same as or similar to) and Dan (name of a Roman leader Dan). Zaydan, Zeydan or Zeidan = He is like Dan. Surnames: Zeidan Submitted by: Origin of Dan, Meaning of Dan Origin: William Dance 1843-1917. Came to America from Heckington, England in the early 1860 era. Then to IL and finally to NE. Surnames: Dance Submitted by: mike Origin of Dan, Meaning of Dan Origin: Looking for descendants/ancestors of Chester Wells Daniels, b. 1805 in VT, d. 11/16/1882 prob. in NY; family lived in Jefferson Co., NY Surnames: Daniels Submitted by: Jason S Colflesh Origin of Dan, Meaning of Dan Origin: Samuel Frame Jordan,parents Joseph and Nancy Long, sister Becky. 5sons, Orin, Fred, Joe, Sherm and Roy. Lived Ill and WI Surnames: Jordan Submitted by: Kim Walters Origin of Dan, Meaning of Dan Origin: Have Information On Curt Dansby Surnames: Dansby Submitted by: J CURTIS DANSBY Origin of Dan, Meaning of Dan Origin: I'm searching for Job Jordan who married Rebecca Phillips late 1800's from manchester, England. They had 2 girls, and 1 boy. The boy was George William Jordan born Jan.23/1904. George immigrated to Canada early 1900's. Surnames: Jordan Submitted by: Ken Martin Origin of Dan, Meaning of Dan Origin: James Henry Jordan, b 1877. Brother Will, sister Jane. Married Ollie S. Hickey April 1897 in Roane Co. TN Surnames: JORDAN Submitted by: Neschie Origin of Dan, Meaning of Dan Origin: I do believe that the origin of our name lies in the small village of ANDOY, south oh Namur, Belgium ; in the old times, ordinary people had only one name, for instance: john, son of bill, or albert, from Andoy; then the king (for taxes , army and all) decided to list all the families, giving them a name : du pont , du bois ... and thus making a d' Andoy family d' standing for" from" Surnames: Dandoy Submitted by: Bernard Dandoy Origin of Dan, Meaning of Dan Origin: Descendants of William Larkin Jordan Surnames: JORDAN Submitted by: DeAnne Martin Origin of Dan, Meaning of Dan Origin: Danford, or Danforth means Fjord of the Danes. Surnames: Danford, Danforth Submitted by: Carol Mushero Origin of Dan, Meaning of Dan Origin: Halfdansson son of Halfdan Old viking origin means half danish Surnames: Halfdan, halfdansson Submitted by: glitz Origin of Dan, Meaning of Dan Origin: KARLSSON from Franstorp (SWEDEN) Surnames: Daniel Submitted by: Daniel Hollenstein Origin of Dan, Meaning of Dan Origin: Mayo Jordans are descended from Jordan De Courcy who came to Ireland in 1168 (69) with other Norman English; they were known as "Jordan De Exeter" because of their home in England. The family took "Jordan" as part of their name following a Crusader battle in the Holy Land by the river of the same name Surnames: Jordan Submitted by: Lois Jane Brown Origin of Dan, Meaning of Dan Origin: meaning: "to stand by" Surnames: Giordano Submitted by: Origin of Dan, Meaning of Dan Origin: Dances on water Surnames: Dansereau Submitted by: Origin of Dan, Meaning of Dan Origin: Danroth two names combined Surnames: danroth Submitted by: danroth Origin of Dan, Meaning of Dan Origin: Traveler or wanderer. Pronounced like "Schpulak" Surnames: Spulak, Bosak, Slone, Jordan, Lilly/Lillie Submitted by: Robert Spulak Origin of Dan, Meaning of Dan Origin: Dancel is an Old French word for "young boy" or "squire" Surnames: Dancel Submitted by: Joyce Origin of Dan, Meaning of Dan Origin: Borodell would appear to be a corruption or alternate spelling of Borrowdale, a small area in the English county of Cumberland, which does square with the supposed origin of John Borodell before he appears in Ireland in the 1600s. Could he have been one of the people 'planted' by Queen Elizabeth I in Ireland, given land for their loyal service to the crown? Surnames: descendant of Denison/borodell Submitted by: Lyn Moir Origin of Dan, Meaning of Dan Origin: wendish HOIBIAN, HOIBJAN, HOJBIAN, HOBJA(H)N, HOBIAN, HOBJAN, irischer Heiliger Columbanus aus DEUTSCHE NAMENKUNDE von MAX GOTTSCHALD Surnames: DANIEL, PIERRE, JEAN Submitted by: HOBIAN 11/9/2009 7:22 AM Page 1 of 1

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