Dando Family History
Dando Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): habitational name for someone from Aunou-le-Faucon in Orne Normandy with fused preposition. Aunou was named for an alder grove from Latin alnus ‘alder’ + the Gaulish suffix -avum. In medieval England d'Aunou developed an intrusive -d- giving Dando. The surname was sometimes confused with d'Aunay or d'Auney (see Delaney ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022