# Danes (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/danes/  
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 | Dutch |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 610 |
| US rank (2010) | 36,630 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 506,140 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.1% (559 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /deɪnz/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Various origins: * Patronymic or genitive form of Dane, a variant of Dean. * Borrowed from Dutch Danes, a short form of the personal name Daniel. * Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Daneš.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Danes 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) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Danes in the United States.

## People named Danes

- Claire Danes, American actor (born 1979)

## Similar surnames

Downes, Dones, Deans, Dance, Danis, Dines, Danos, Danz, Dansie, Dang, Dames, Danks.

## 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.