Explore the Family Name Danso

The meaning of Danso

1. West African (Ghana): Akan name of unexplained etymology. 2. West African (Gambia and Senegal): name found among the Mandinka people, of unexplained etymology.

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How common is the last name Danso in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Danso has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 71,808th most common in the US, while by 2010, it had climbed to 43,285th, representing a change of nearly 40 percent. The number of individuals carrying the Danso surname also nearly doubled from 253 in 2000 to 499 in 2010, marking a 97.23% increase. Proportionally, the representation of this surname increased from 0.09 per 100,000 people in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010, an increase of around 89%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,808	#43,285	39.72%
Count	253	499	97.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.17	88.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Danso

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Danso also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of Dansos identified as Black (84.98%), followed by White (9.88%), and those identifying as two or more races (3.16%). By 2010, there was a slight increase of people with the surname Danso identifying as Black, climbing to 91.38%. At the same time, the proportion identifying as White decreased by about half to 5.01%. New categories emerged in 2010 with a small percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (1%) and Hispanic (1.4%). There were no individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	84.98%	91.38%	7.53%
White	9.88%	5.01%	-49.29%
Hispanic	0%	1.4%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1%	0%
Two or More Races	3.16%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%