The dax Surname
dax Name Meaning and History
- English: patronymic from Dack.
- Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Dachs, from Middle High German dahs ‘badger’; hence a nickname for someone who hunted badgers or was thought to resemble the animal.
- French: habitational name, either from Dax in Landes or (with fused preposition d(e)) from Ax-les-Thermes in Ariège.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 4 - Messages: 5
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Dax family prior to George Dax (died 1752) |
 cromhale
| 0 |
| Dax |
WGFGER
| 0 |
| Cornelia Pedersdatter Dax |
Dale_Rosten
| 0 |
| Wilhelmus and Elisabeth Lannen | Christi Riley | 1 |
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