Explore the Family Name Danson

The meaning of Danson

English (Lancashire): from the Middle English personal name Dand, a Middle English and Older Scots rhyming pet form of both Andrew and Randolph, with -son.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Danson has slightly decreased. In 2000, it was ranked 35,445 in popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to the rank of 36,286, marking a decline of 2.37%. However, the actual count of individuals carrying the Danson name increased from 601 in 2000 to 617 in 2010, an increase of 2.66%. Proportionally, per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the Danson surname also decreased by 4.55% from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,445	#36,286	-2.37%
Count	601	617	2.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Danson

With respect to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts within the Danson surname bearers between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White increased by 6.56% from 70.72% in 2000 to 75.36% in 2010. Those identifying as Black decreased by 10.23%, from 21.3% to 19.12%. The Hispanic population with the Danson surname also decreased from 3.16% to 2.59%, marking an 18.04% drop. The group identifying as two or more races saw the most significant decrease, falling by 60.96% from 3.33% to 1.30%. Interestingly, there was a small emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander representation among the Dansons, from 0 in 2000 to 1.62% in 2010. There was no change for American Indian and Alaskan Native representation, which remained at 0 throughout both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	70.72%	75.36%	6.56%
Black	21.3%	19.12%	-10.23%
Hispanic	3.16%	2.59%	-18.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.62%	0%
Two or More Races	3.33%	1.3%	-60.96%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%