Researching John Dane
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 659 people with the Dane surname? In that year Dane was ranked number 2921 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Dane on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Dane and the Dane Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 759 people with the Dane surname in the UK? Dane is now ranked number 3326 for popularity in the UK. |
Dane Genealogy Databases
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Dane Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Dane surname in the USA? Dane is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called John Dane
John Dane III
John Dane III (born July 15, 1950, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American Olympic sailor in the Star class. He competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he finished 11th together with his son-in-law Austin Sperry. Dane almost made the Olympics in the dragon in 1968, when he took second place at the US Olympic trials in a borrowed boat. He also sailed the trials in the Soling (1972), Finn (1976) and Star (1984) classes.
Dane, together with Mark LeBlanc and John Cerise, was the winner of the first North American Championship Soling in Milwaukee back in 1969. This team also took the second place in the Soling World Championship of 1970 in Poole, UK.
He is the former president of Trinity Marine Group and the current president and CEO of Trinity Yachts, LLC.
Source: John Dane III, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Dane
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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