How common is the surname Dane?

3,036 people in the United States had the surname Dane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,695 Americans. It ranked 10,555th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dane?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Dane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Dane?

Eric Dane, American actor (1972–2026), followed by Barbara Dane.

Where is the surname Dane most common?

Wikidata records people named Dane in the United States.

Is the surname Dane getting more or less common?

More common. 3,019 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,036 in 2010, up 0.6%.

Is Dane also a first name?

Yes. Dane 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 Dane

A nickname surname, carried by 3,036 people in the United States.

Pronounced /deɪn/ 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). Dane is more common than 93.5% of them.

Origin

From Middle English Dane, from Old Norse danir or Old English Dene. Both forms ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic *daniz.

Dane is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,036 people named Dane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 101,695 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,019.

#10,555

rank among US surnames

3,036

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+0.6%

change since 2000 (was #9,866)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,548	Wilkin	3,039	101,594
#10,552	Basler	3,038	101,628
#10,553	Hilty	3,037	101,661
#10,555	Magness	3,036	101,695
#10,560	Biggerstaff	3,035	101,728
#10,563	Nadler	3,034	101,762

Who is named Dane

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

88% of people named Dane identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Danes

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eric Dane
American actor (1972–2026)
Barbara Dane
American singer, 1927–2024
Patricia Dane
Actress (1919-1995)
Hugh Dane
American actor (1942-2018)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dane

Dane 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 Dane come from?: From Middle English Dane, from Old Norse danir or Old English Dene. Both forms ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic *daniz.
How common is the surname Dane?: 3,036 people in the United States had the surname Dane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,695 Americans. It ranked 10,555th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dane?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Dane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Dane?: Eric Dane, American actor (1972–2026), followed by Barbara Dane.
Where is the surname Dane most common?: Wikidata records people named Dane in the United States.
How do you pronounce Dane?: Dane is /deɪn/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Dane?: Dane is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Dane getting more or less common?: More common. 3,019 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,036 in 2010, up 0.6%.
Is Dane also a first name?: Yes. Dane 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.