How common is the last name Daniels?

141,286 people in the United States have the last name Daniels, about 1 in 2,116. It ranks #194 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

DANIELS

#194

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
141,286
About
1 in 2,116
This common or more
22.3%
Who bears it

Of the 141,286 people with the last name Daniels, 52.7% reported their origin as White, 37.1% as Black and 4.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Daniels

#192 Rice · 142,463#193 Schmidt · 142,290#195 Weaver · 140,670#196 Grant · 139,862

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Daniels, most common first.

#2,904 Danielson · 12,090#21,615 Danielsen · 1,231#43,697 Dannels · 532#49,659 Danielski · 457#77,462 Daniells · 267#89,231 Danielak · 223#113,026 Daniles · 165#123,817 Danels · 146

Also a first name

As a first name, Daniels ranks #28,083 of 53,615, with 322 people. See Daniels as a first name

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