How common is the surname Dan?

2,599 people in the United States had the surname Dan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,794 Americans. It ranked 12,012th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dan?

In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Dan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Dan?

Reiko Dan, actress (1935-2003).

Where is the surname Dan most common?

Wikidata records people named Dan in Japan.

Is the surname Dan getting more or less common?

More common. 2,315 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,599 in 2010, up 12%.

Is Dan also a first name?

Yes. Dan is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Dan

A surname, carried by 2,599 people in the United States.

Pronounced /dæn/ 1 syllable Soundex D500 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dan is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

From Hebrew דָּן (Dan).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,599 people named Dan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,794 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,315.

#12,012

rank among US surnames

2,599

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+12.3%

change since 2000 (was #12,317)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,003	Ehlert	2,602	118,657
#12,005	Jaber	2,601	118,703
#12,009	Donlon	2,600	118,748
#12,012	Szeto	2,599	118,794
#12,017	Satchell	2,598	118,840

Who is named Dan

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

48% of people named Dan identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 12% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Reiko Dan
Actress (1935-2003)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dan

Dan has the Soundex code D500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D500.

Questions

Where does the surname Dan come from?: From Hebrew דָּן (Dan).
How common is the surname Dan?: 2,599 people in the United States had the surname Dan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,794 Americans. It ranked 12,012th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dan?: In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Dan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Dan?: Reiko Dan, actress (1935-2003).
Where is the surname Dan most common?: Wikidata records people named Dan in Japan.
How do you pronounce Dan?: Dan is /dæn/, one syllable.
Is the surname Dan getting more or less common?: More common. 2,315 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,599 in 2010, up 12%.
Is Dan also a first name?: Yes. Dan is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.