Danton Family History

Danton Surname Meaning

French: habitational name with fused preposition d(e) ‘from’ denoting someone from either of two places in Isère and Haute-Savoie called Anthon. This surname is also found in Britain where it is of French Huguenot origin.

French: patronymic with fused preposition d(e) ‘of’ from the personal name Anton, a variant of Antoine.

English (Kent): possibly from one of many places called Denton (e.g. near Alciston, Sussex), one of six places called Dunton (Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Leicestershire, Norfolk, Warwickshire), or Downton (Gloucestershire, Wiltshire) or Taunton (Somerset).

The later Kentish surname may be connected with Danton Farm in Cheriton (Kent), this being a late form of the farm name Dalmington.

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

Similar surnames: Dantin, Dalton, Dunton, Manton, Canton, Banton, Denton, Panton, Hanton, Auton

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You can see how Danton families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Danton family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Danton families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 144 Danton families living in Kent. This was about 41% of all the recorded Danton's in United Kingdom. Kent had the highest population of Danton families in 1891.

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What did your Danton ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Builders labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Danton. 30% of Danton men worked as a Builders labourer and 72% of Danton women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Danton were Railway clerk and Domestic duties.

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Builders labourer

30%

General labourer

30%

Farmworker

20%

Railway clerk

20%

Unpaid domestic duties

72%

Unpaid domestic

10%

Housewife

Domestic duties

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There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Danton. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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What is the average Danton lifespan?

Between 1961 and 2004, in the United States, Danton life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Danton in 1961 was 39, and 79 in 2004.

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Danton Surname Meaning

French: patronymic with fused preposition d(e) ‘of’ from the personal name Anton, a variant of Antoine.

The later Kentish surname may be connected with Danton Farm in Cheriton (Kent), this being a late form of the farm name Dalmington.

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

Where is the Danton family from?

What did your Danton ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Builders labourer

30%

General labourer

30%

Farmworker

20%

Railway clerk

20%

Unpaid domestic duties

72%

Unpaid domestic

10%

Housewife

Domestic duties

What Danton family records will you find?

What is the average Danton lifespan?

Between 1961 and 2004, in the United States, Danton life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Danton in 1961 was 39, and 79 in 2004.

Danton Family History

Danton Surname Meaning

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Danton Surname Meaning

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

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