# McDaniel (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcdaniel/  
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 | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 88,728 |
| US rank (2010) | 352 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,480 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.8% (86,317 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named McDaniel 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) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McDaniel in the United States.

## People named McDaniel

- Hattie McDaniel, American actress (1893-1952)
- Mildred McDaniel, American high jumper (1933–2004)
- Xavier McDaniel, American basketball player (born 1963)
- James McDaniel, American actor
- Sam McDaniel, American actor
- Etta McDaniel, American actress (1890-1946)
- Wahoo McDaniel, American football player and professional wrestler (1938-2002)
- Jonathan McDaniel, American actor
- Randall McDaniel, All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman, Col
- Lindy McDaniel, American baseball player (1935-2020)
- Mike McDaniel, American football coach
- Bo Diddley, American guitarist (1928–2008)

## Similar surnames

McDonnell, McDonell, McDonald, McDaniels, MacDonald, McDonough, McAdams, Mastin, Masten, McDonagh, McAdam, Maston.

## 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.