Tracing the Dacres Family Name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Dacre surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

The meaning behind Dacres

Behind the Dacres surname stands Dacre, an English name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. The family name meaning is “Trickling stream”, the same as for Dacre.

Dacres adds a patronymic ending to Dacre, meaning ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’. Related forms: Daker. According to the 2010 US Census, the Dacres surname had 477 bearers.

Get the complete Dacres report, with a museum-style coat of arms.