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    The surname Danielson

    A surname, carried by 12,833 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex D542

    Danielson: #2,808 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Danielson #2,808, 12,833 people Danielson: #2,808 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Danielson #2,808, 12,833 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Danielson is more common than 98.3% of them.

    Origin

    From Daniel + -son.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 12,833 people named Danielson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,059 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,622.

    #2,808
    rank among US surnames
    12,833
    people in 2010
    4.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #2,633)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,799Aguayo12,87623,978
    #2,800Beaty12,86923,991
    #2,801Ricketts12,86224,004
    #2,802Cheatham12,85224,023
    #2,803Lusk12,84724,033
    #2,804Mabry12,84624,034
    #2,805Millard12,84324,040

    Who is named Danielson

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

    93% of people named Danielson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Danielsons

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bryan Danielson
      American professional wrestler, born 1981
    • George E. Danielson
      American politician (1915-1998)
    • Brie Bella
      American professional wrestler (born 1983)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Danielson

    Danielson 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 Danielson come from?
    From Daniel + -son.
    How common is the surname Danielson?
    12,833 people in the United States had the surname Danielson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,059 Americans. It ranked 2,808th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Danielson?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Danielson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Danielson?
    Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler, followed by George E. Danielson.
    Where is the surname Danielson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Danielson in the United States.
    Is the surname Danielson getting more or less common?
    More common. 12,622 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,833 in 2010, up 1.7%.