# Dan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,599 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,012 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 118,794 people |
| Change since 2000 | +12% (2,315 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /dæn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Hebrew דָּן (Dan).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 48% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 27% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 12% |
| Two or more races | 4.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dan in Japan.

## People named Dan

- Reiko Dan, actress (1935-2003)

## Similar surnames

Dean, Doan, Deane, Doane, Dana, Danna, Dann, Dane, Diana, Duane, Duan, Dawn.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.