How common is the surname Danielsen?

1,048 people in the United States had the surname Danielsen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 294,605 Americans. It ranked 24,049th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Danielsen?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Danielsen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Danielsen?

Egil Danielsen, athletics competitor (1933–2019).

Where is the surname Danielsen most common?

Wikidata records people named Danielsen in Norway.

Is the surname Danielsen getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,068 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,048 in 2010, down 1.9%.

The surname Danielsen

A surname, carried by 1,048 people in the United States.

3 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). Danielsen is more common than 85.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,048 people named Danielsen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 294,605 Americans. That is down 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,068.

#24,049

rank among US surnames

1,048

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-1.9%

change since 2000 (was #22,481)

Who is named Danielsen

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

94% of people named Danielsen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Danielsens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Egil Danielsen
Athletics competitor (1933–2019)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Danielsen

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

Questions

How common is the surname Danielsen?: 1,048 people in the United States had the surname Danielsen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 294,605 Americans. It ranked 24,049th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Danielsen?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Danielsen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Danielsen?: Egil Danielsen, athletics competitor (1933–2019).
Where is the surname Danielsen most common?: Wikidata records people named Danielsen in Norway.
Is the surname Danielsen getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,068 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,048 in 2010, down 1.9%.