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

Danis, 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 Danis surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Danis in America

Danis is the 11807th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Danis surname appeared 2,651 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 Danis.

We can also compare 2010 data for Danis 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 Danis

The surname DANIS is of French origin, derived from the medieval French personal name "Denis" or "Denys," which itself comes from the Latin name "Dionysius." This name was borne by a 3rd-century saint who was the first bishop of Paris and is the patron saint of France.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname DANIS can be traced back to the 12th century in the regions of Normandy and Brittany in northern France. It is believed that the name may have originated as a patronymic, meaning "son of Denis," or as a locational surname, referring to someone who lived near a church or location dedicated to Saint Denis.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, a survey of land ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror, there are no recorded instances of the surname DANIS. However, there are several entries for variants of the given name Denis, such as Denisus and Dionisius.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname DANIS was Jean Danis, a French nobleman who lived in the 13th century and was a member of the Knights Templar. Another notable figure was Guillaume Danis, a French merchant and explorer who was part of the first French expedition to Canada in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, Jacques Danis (1620-1692) was a French Jesuit missionary who established several missions among the Native American tribes in what is now the state of Michigan. His work helped to spread Christianity and French influence in the Great Lakes region.

During the French Revolution, a prominent figure with the surname DANIS was François-Marie Danis (1758-1794), a French lawyer and politician who was a member of the National Convention and an ally of Maximilien Robespierre.

In the 19th century, Louis-Édouard Danis (1817-1890) was a French architect who designed several notable buildings in Paris, including the Church of Saint-Augustin and the Lycée Janson de Sailly.

Another distinguished bearer of the surname DANIS was Maurice Danis (1886-1968), a French painter and engraver who was part of the Symbolist movement and is known for his imaginative and dreamlike works.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Danis

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

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

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