How common is the surname Danaher?

1,786 people in the United States had the surname Danaher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 172,870 Americans. It ranked 16,179th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Danaher?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Danaher identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Danaher?

John A. Danaher, American lawyer and politician (1899–1990).

Where is the surname Danaher most common?

Wikidata records people named Danaher in the United States.

Is the surname Danaher getting more or less common?

More common. 1,640 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,786 in 2010, up 8.9%.

The surname Danaher

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,786 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex D560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Danaher is more common than 90% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Danachair (“descendant of Danachar”), a personal name ultimately derived from dán (“craft, poem”).

Danaher is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,786 people named Danaher in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 172,870 Americans. That is up 8.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,640.

#16,179

rank among US surnames

1,786

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+8.9%

change since 2000 (was #16,202)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,171	Macario	1,787	172,773
#16,179	Rickards	1,786	172,870
#16,188	Pidgeon	1,785	172,967

Who is named Danaher

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

96% of people named Danaher identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Two or more races 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Danahers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John A. Danaher
American lawyer and politician (1899–1990)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Donaher

Surnames that sound like Danaher

Danner

Danaher has the Soundex code D560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D560.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Danaher come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Danachair (“descendant of Danachar”), a personal name ultimately derived from dán (“craft, poem”).
How common is the surname Danaher?: 1,786 people in the United States had the surname Danaher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 172,870 Americans. It ranked 16,179th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Danaher?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Danaher identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Danaher?: John A. Danaher, American lawyer and politician (1899–1990).
Where is the surname Danaher most common?: Wikidata records people named Danaher in the United States.
What type of surname is Danaher?: Danaher is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Danaher getting more or less common?: More common. 1,640 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,786 in 2010, up 8.9%.
What are other spellings of Danaher?: Donaher.