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

Danielsen, 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 Danielsen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Danielsen in America

Danielsen is the 24049th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Danielsen surname appeared 1,048 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 Danielsen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Danielsen 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 Danielsen

The surname Danielsen is of Scandinavian origin, deriving from the patronymic naming system common in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It is derived from the personal name "Daniel," which traces its roots to the Hebrew name "Daniyyel," meaning "God is my judge." The name gained popularity in Scandinavia following the spread of Christianity in the region.

Danielsen is a Danish and Norwegian surname, with the "-sen" suffix indicating "son of." It emerged in the 12th and 13th centuries as a way to identify an individual as the son of someone named Daniel. The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in medieval Danish and Norwegian records, often referring to individuals from rural areas or coastal fishing communities.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname was Arne Danielsen, a Norwegian farmer who lived in the village of Sigdal in the late 13th century. His name appears in several land ownership records from that period. Another notable early bearer was Peder Danielsen, a Danish merchant and ship owner from the city of Aalborg, who was mentioned in trade documents dating back to the 1400s.

In the 16th century, the Danielsen surname gained some prominence in Norway with the rise of Hans Danielsen, a Lutheran minister and theologian who played a crucial role in the Protestant Reformation in Norway. He was born in Oslo in 1528 and served as the Bishop of Bergen from 1589 until his death in 1606.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, several Danielsen families established themselves as prominent landowners and merchants in various parts of Denmark and Norway. One such family was the Danielsens of Trondheim, Norway, who were involved in the lucrative timber trade and owned several sawmills in the region.

In the 19th century, the Danielsen surname gained international recognition with the achievements of Christian Danielsen, a Norwegian explorer and whaling captain. Born in 1833, he led several expeditions to the Arctic regions and was among the first to map and document the coastlines of Svalbard and the Barents Sea.

Other notable bearers of the Danielsen surname include Helge Danielsen, a Danish weightlifter who won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, and Jørgen Danielsen, a Norwegian novelist and playwright who was active in the early 20th century, known for works that explored themes of rural life and social commentary.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Danielsen

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

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

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