How common is the surname Daniels?

146,570 people in the United States had the surname Daniels in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,106 Americans. It ranked 187th of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Daniels?

Daniels is /ˈdænjəlz/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Daniels getting more or less common?

More common. 138,776 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 146,570 in 2010, up 5.6%.

Is Daniels also a first name?

Yes. Daniels 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 Daniels

A patronymic surname, carried by 146,570 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈdænjəlz/ 2 syllables Soundex D542

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Daniels is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

From Daniel + -s.

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 146,570 people named Daniels in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,106 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 138,776.

#187

rank among US surnames

146,570

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+5.6%

change since 2000 (was #180)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#178	Stone	153,329	2,014
#179	Salazar	152,703	2,022
#180	Fox	152,334	2,027
#181	Warren	152,147	2,029
#182	Mills	151,942	2,032
#183	Meyer	150,895	2,046
#184	Rice	149,500	2,065

Who is named Daniels

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

55% of people named Daniels identified as white (not Hispanic), 39% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 55%
Black (not Hispanic) 39%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Daniels

Daniels has the Soundex code D542, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D542.

Questions

Where does the surname Daniels come from?: From Daniel + -s.
How common is the surname Daniels?: 146,570 people in the United States had the surname Daniels in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,106 Americans. It ranked 187th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Daniels?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Daniels identified as white (not Hispanic), and 39% as Black (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Daniels?: Daniels is /ˈdænjəlz/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Daniels?: Daniels is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Daniels getting more or less common?: More common. 138,776 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 146,570 in 2010, up 5.6%.
Is Daniels also a first name?: Yes. Daniels 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.