# Danna (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/danna/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An American surname from French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,904 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,458 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 79,084 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.6% (3,561 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

As a surname from French D'Anna (“of Anna”). The given name is more probably a feminine form coined from Dan or Daniel.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Danna 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |

## Similar surnames

Dana, Dann, Dane, Diana, Dan, Dawn, Dahn, Dain, Dani, Donna, Danh, Dunn.

## 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.