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Daga Surname Meaning

Italian: from daga ‘sword’ probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for a swordsman.

Spanish: nickname from daga ‘dagger’.

Polish: unexplained.

Indian (Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh): Vaishya (trader) and Jat name of unexplained etymology.

Japanese: written 駄賀 ‘pack horse’ and ‘celebration’ a rare name from Hiroshima prefecture; the characters are apparently used phonetically.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1965 and 2002, in the United States, Daga life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1986, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Daga in 1965 was 74, and 75 in 2002.

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