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

Danielson, 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 Danielson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Danielson in America

Danielson is the 2808th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Danielson surname appeared 12,833 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 people would have the surname Danielson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Danielson 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 Danielson

The surname Danielson is of Scandinavian origin, specifically from Sweden and Norway. It dates back to the 12th century and is derived from the personal name Daniel, which is of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my judge". The suffix "son" was commonly added to Scandinavian surnames to indicate the father's name.

In Sweden, the earliest recorded example of the name Danielson can be found in the 16th century parish records of Dalsland. One notable bearer was Erik Danielson, a Swedish military officer and nobleman who lived from 1630 to 1705. He played a significant role in the Scanian War against Denmark.

The Danielson name also has a long history in Norway, particularly in the western regions of the country. The earliest known record is from the 14th century, where a man named Tord Danielson is mentioned in a legal document from the city of Bergen. Another notable Norwegian bearer was Johan Danielson, a 17th-century merchant and ship owner from Stavanger.

As Scandinavian settlers migrated to other parts of the world, they brought the Danielson name with them. In the United States, one of the earliest recorded bearers was Anders Danielson, a Swedish immigrant who arrived in Delaware in 1638. He later moved to Pennsylvania and became a prominent landowner.

In England, the Danielson name can be traced back to the 18th century, when Swedish merchants and sailors settled in port cities like London and Hull. One notable English bearer was Sir James Danielson, a 19th-century businessman and philanthropist from Yorkshire, who lived from 1815 to 1890.

Other notable individuals with the Danielson surname include Carl Danielson, a Swedish-American painter and sculptor active in the early 20th century, and Bengt Danielsson, a Swedish author and anthropologist who studied the culture of the Marquesas Islands and lived from 1909 to 1987.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Danielson

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

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

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