Birth Name: Daniel Cooley Uggla
Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky
Date of Birth: March 11, 1980
Ethnicity: Swedish (paternal great-grandfather), English
Dan Uggla is an American professional baseball player. He is a second baseman who plays for the Washington Nationals. “Uggla” is a Swedish surname that means “owl”. The surname comes from a noble family in Sweden.
Dan’s paternal grandparents were Arnold Helmfrid Uggla (the son of Carl Magnus Helmfrid Uggla and Annie Myra Bass) and Helen Jane Ryder (the daughter of John M. Ryder and Helen Brown). Carl was of Swedish descent, the son of Pontus Helmfrid Uggla and Malvina Sofia Ulrika Berggren.
Dan’s maternal grandparents were Hollis Welbourn Cooley (the son of Hollis Moseley Cooley and Page Edloe Welbourn) and Carey Shands. Dan’s great-great-grandfather, Mortimer Elwyn Cooley, was Dean at the University of Michigan.
Sources: Genealogy of Dan Uggla (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.wargs.com
Genealogy of Dan’s maternal grandfather, Hollis Welbourn Cooley – http://www.findagrave.com
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