Find out how popular the last name Danbury is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Danbury.

Danbury, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Danbury surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Danbury in America

Danbury is the 65244th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Danbury surname appeared 304 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Danbury.

We can also compare 2010 data for Danbury to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Danbury

The surname Danbury is of English origin, deriving from the town of Danbury in Essex, England. The name is thought to have originated in the late Anglo-Saxon period, around the 10th or 11th century.

The name Danbury is a locational surname, meaning it was originally given to someone who came from or lived in the town of Danbury. The name itself is derived from the Old English words "denu" meaning "valley" and "burg" meaning "fortified town or dwelling place."

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Danbury can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is listed as "Denesberia." This suggests that the name was already in use by the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066.

In the 13th century, a man named William de Danbury is recorded as holding lands in Danbury, Essex. This is one of the earliest known examples of the surname being used by an individual.

Another notable figure with the surname Danbury was John Danbury, who was born in 1536 and served as a Member of Parliament for Maldon, Essex in 1572 and 1584.

During the English Civil War in the 17th century, a man named Thomas Danbury fought on the Parliamentarian side and was killed in battle in 1645.

In the 18th century, a prominent figure named Samuel Danbury was a successful merchant and landowner in Chelmsford, Essex. He was born in 1710 and died in 1792.

Another individual of note was Sir John Danbury, a British naval officer who was born in 1783 and served during the Napoleonic Wars. He achieved the rank of Admiral and was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1831.

While the name Danbury has its roots in England, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through emigration to North America and other English-speaking countries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Danbury

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Danbury.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Danbury was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Danbury has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Danbury was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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