The Dare Name

Origins

Great Britain (assumed)

Etymology

From the English

Distribution

• Dare is the 12,655th most popular surname in the US.
• Dare County, North Carolina, includes Avon, Baumtown, Beach Land
  Landing, Buffalo City, Buxton, Buxton Landing, California, Colington, Croatan Shores, Duck, Eagleton, East Lake, East Lake Landing, Fort Clark, Fort Raleigh City, Frisco, Hatteras, Kitty Hawk, Kitty Hawk Beach, Lake Neighborhood, Lake Worth, Little Kinnakeet, Manns Harbor, Manteo, Mill Landing, Mother Vineyard, Nags Head, Rodanthe, Salvo, Sound Landing, Sound Side, Stumpy Point, Sunny Side, Uncle Jimmys Landing, Wanchese, Waves, Waves Landing,
  Whalebone
• Dare, Virginia, in York County; is 37°10'8"N, 76°26'19"W

Place Names

Famous Dares

Dare Family Arms

General Dare Resources

• Dare Genealogy Mailing List

  A great way to ask questions and share information with other Dare researchers.  Just click on the list you want. When the "mail-to" window pops up, write just the single word "subscribe" in the body of the message. That's all. 

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  Subscribe to the DARE-D mailing list - in digest format

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• Dare Message Board, at RootsWeb
• Dare Surname Resource Page at RootsWeb
• Dare Family Genealogy Forum, at Genealogy.com