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

Daniell, 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 Daniell surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Daniell in America

Daniell is the 12101st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Daniell surname appeared 2,575 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Daniell.

We can also compare 2010 data for Daniell 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 Daniell

The surname Daniell originates from the Hebrew personal name Daniel, which means "God is my judge" in Hebrew. The name first appeared in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is believed that the name was brought over by Norman settlers who had adopted the name from earlier French settlers.

The earliest known record of the surname Daniell can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Danicel" in Somerset. The spelling variations during the Middle Ages included Daniel, Danyell, and Danel, among others. By the 13th century, the spelling "Daniell" had become more common.

In the 13th century, a notable bearer of the name was Sir Robert Daniell, a knight who fought in the Third Crusade under King Richard I. Another early bearer was John Daniell, a merchant from Bristol who was recorded in the city's records in 1327.

During the 16th century, William Daniell (1531-1612) was a prominent English theologian and author who served as the rector of St. Mary's Church in Reading. In the 17th century, Samuel Daniell (1619-1688) was an English clergyman and academic who served as the Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

One of the most famous bearers of the surname was Thomas Daniell (1749-1840), an English artist and printmaker who is renowned for his landscape paintings and illustrations of India and the Indian subcontinent. His works provide valuable historical records of the region during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Another notable figure was John Frederic Daniell (1790-1845), an English chemist and inventor who developed the Daniell cell, an early form of a battery that became widely used in telegraphy and other electrical applications.

The surname Daniell is also associated with several place names in England, such as Daniell Green in Suffolk and Daniell's Cross in Somerset, indicating the presence of early settlers with this name in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Daniell

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

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 Daniell 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 Daniell 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 Daniell was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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