Mine came here from England in the 1600's, settled in Massachusetts colony and moved west as lands opened for settlement. Not a noble in the bunch, Day (from dairy) is an Anglo-Saxon occupational name like Farmer, Smith, Tinker, etc. Just trying for a better opportunity and life, like everybody else here, then and now. My ancesters were glad to get 160 acres of prairie land. Its a common story here, we are all from someplace else.
|