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

Danos, 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 Danos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Danos in America

Danos is the 17268th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Danos surname appeared 1,640 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 Danos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Danos 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 Danos

The surname DANOS originated in Greece, specifically in the region of Thrace, during the Byzantine period. It is derived from the Greek word "danos," which means "tax" or "tribute." This suggests that the name may have been associated with those who collected taxes or tributes on behalf of the ruling authorities.

The earliest recorded instances of the DANOS surname can be traced back to the 14th century in Byzantine documents and manuscripts. One notable reference is found in a land registry from the year 1327, which mentions a certain Georgios DANOS as a landowner in the village of Didymoteicho.

During the Ottoman period, the DANOS surname spread throughout the Greek communities in the Balkans and Asia Minor. In the late 15th century, a merchant named Ioannis DANOS was recorded as trading goods between Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) and the port city of Thessaloniki.

In the 16th century, the name appears in the records of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople. A cleric named Demetrios DANOS is mentioned as serving in the Church of St. George in the city of Adrianople (modern-day Edirne, Turkey) in the year 1568.

As the Ottoman Empire declined and Greece gained independence in the 19th century, the DANOS surname became more prevalent in various regions of the country. One notable figure was Georgios DANOS (1818-1892), a Greek politician and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of Greece in 1870.

Another prominent individual was the artist and painter Konstantinos DANOS (1867-1943), who was born in the Greek island of Lesvos and is known for his landscapes and portraits depicting the daily life of the Aegean islands.

In the 20th century, Alexandros DANOS (1903-1976) was a renowned Greek lawyer and legal scholar who served as the President of the Supreme Court of Greece from 1967 to 1973.

It is worth mentioning that variations of the DANOS surname, such as DANO or DANOUS, can also be found in historical records, reflecting the regional dialects and spelling variations of the time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Danos

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

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

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