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

Danielly, 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 Danielly surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Danielly in America

Danielly is the 108199th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Danielly surname appeared 164 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 Danielly.

We can also compare 2010 data for Danielly 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 Danielly

The surname DANIELLY is of English origin, and it is believed to have first emerged in the late 12th century. It is derived from the medieval personal name Daniel, which itself is derived from the Hebrew name Daniyyel, meaning "God is my judge." The earliest recorded spelling of the surname is found in the Pipe Rolls of Hertfordshire, dating back to 1196, where it is written as Daniell.

The DANIELLY surname was initially concentrated in the counties of Hertfordshire, Essex, and Suffolk in the east of England. It is thought to have been an occupational name for a servant or retainer of someone named Daniel. The name may have also been adopted by individuals who lived near a place called Daniel, which was a common place name derived from the personal name.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the DANIELLY surname was William Daniell, who was mentioned in the Curia Regis Rolls of Staffordshire in 1206. Another early example is John Danyell, who was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1275.

In the 14th century, the surname appeared in several historical documents, such as the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire in 1327, where one Robert Danyel was listed. The name also appears in the Pipe Rolls of Somerset in 1379, where it is spelled as Danyell.

A notable bearer of the DANIELLY surname was Sir Thomas Daniell (c. 1505 - 1549), who was an English politician and Member of Parliament for Somerset during the reign of Henry VIII. Another prominent figure was Samuel Daniell (1775 - 1811), an English artist and traveler who is best known for his landscapes and portraits of India.

Other historical figures with the DANIELLY surname include John Daniell (1790 - 1845), an English chemist and inventor of the Daniell cell, a type of electrical battery; Ralph Daniell (1859 - 1935), an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire; and William Daniell (1769 - 1837), an English artist and engraver who was known for his panoramic landscape views of India.

The DANIELLY surname has undergone various spelling variations over the centuries, including Daniell, Danyell, Dannyell, and Danniell. The name has also been associated with several place names, such as Daniels Green in Hertfordshire and Daniel's Hill in Gloucestershire, which may have influenced the adoption of the surname in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Danielly

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

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

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