# McDaniels (surname)

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

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,256 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,858 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 42,550 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.1% (6,907 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of McDaniel, with redundant patronymic -s.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McDaniels 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) | 57% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McDaniels in the United States.

## People named McDaniels

- Jaden McDaniels, American basketball player (born 2000)
- Darryl McDaniels, American rapper
- K. J. McDaniels, American basketball player (born 1993)
- Jalen McDaniels, American basketball player (born 1998)
- Jim McDaniels, American basketball player (1948–2017)
- Gene McDaniels, American singer and songwriter (1935-2011)

## Similar surnames

McDonald, McDaniel, McDonnell, McDonell, 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.