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

Dannels, 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 Dannels surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dannels in America

Dannels is the 44730th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dannels surname appeared 480 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 Dannels.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dannels 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 Dannels

The surname DANNELS is believed to have originated in Germany, where it first appeared in the late 12th century. The name is thought to derive from the Old German word "dannel," meaning "valley" or "dell." This suggests that the earliest bearers of the name likely lived in or near a valley.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the DANNELS surname can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval documents from the German state of Saxony. In a charter dated 1197, a landowner named Heinricus Dannels is mentioned as a witness to a property transaction.

By the 14th century, the DANNELS name had spread to various parts of Germany, with different regional spellings emerging. In the Bavarian region, for example, the name was often written as "Dannl" or "Dannel," while in the Rhineland, the spelling "Dannels" was more common.

One notable historical figure bearing the DANNELS name was Johann Dannels, a Lutheran theologian and scholar who lived from 1556 to 1619. Dannels was a professor at the University of Wittenberg and authored several influential works on theology and biblical exegesis.

Another prominent individual was Heinrich Dannels (1786-1861), a German architect and urban planner who designed several important buildings in Berlin and other German cities during the 19th century.

In the 18th century, the DANNELS surname began to appear in records from other European countries, likely due to migration and population movements. For instance, there are records of a family named DANNELS living in the Dutch city of Amsterdam in the 1720s.

Other notable individuals with the DANNELS surname include:

1. Wilhelm Dannels (1872-1950), a German industrialist and entrepreneur who founded the Dannels Manufacturing Company in Cologne.
2. Gertrude Dannels (1892-1976), an American artist and painter known for her landscape and still-life works.
3. Karl Dannels (1901-1985), a German-born American chemist who made significant contributions to the development of synthetic rubber during World War II.
4. Frieda Dannels (1919-2003), a Swedish author and children's book writer who published over 50 books during her career.
5. Ernst Dannels (1933-2018), a German-born American engineer and inventor who held numerous patents in the field of telecommunications.

While the DANNELS surname is not among the most common in modern times, its long history and varied geographical distribution across Europe and beyond reflect the rich tapestry of cultural and linguistic influences that have shaped many family names over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dannels

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

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

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