Danson is used as a family name or surname in Uganda. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Danson
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Uganda
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Danson

How popular is Danson?

Danson is common in Uganda.

Danson is ranked 64604 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Danson bearers increased by 2.66223 per cent in 2010 US census to 617 since 2000, the surname slipped by 841 spots and ranked at 36286. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 75.36 70.72
Black 19.12 21.3
Hispanic or Latino 2.59 3.16
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.62 0
Others 1.3 3.33
Danson is quite popular family name mostly used in Kenya while Uganda is ahead in terms of density. Around 7059 people have been found who wears Danson as their family name. Danson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
18,563 Nigeria7
615,517 Russia6
19,452 Malaysia3
14,054 China3
50,640 Switzerland2
54,641 Sweden2
21,529 Singapore2
12,172 Ghana2
34,681 Norway2
36,814 Romania1
31,207 Ireland1
9,498 Iceland1
15,705 Cameroon1
21,562 Portugal1
25,746 Finland1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
49,101 Denmark1
30,360 Thailand1
91,024 Belgium1
49,529 Israel1
153,416 Italy1
16,073 Latvia1
4,171 Rwanda1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
66,560 Philippines1
1,179 Swaziland1
9,591 Panama1
17,768 Pakistan1
53,505 Turkey1
118,015 Netherlands1
5,916 Mozambique1
120,357 Argentina1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,780 Scotland46
17,920 New Zealand28
387,178 India23
83,233 Spain16
393,760 Indonesia12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
117,149 France73
56,973 South Africa73
104,075 Brazil64
Countries with hundreds of Danson:
7,158 England963
36,813 United States771
12,584 Tanzania365
11,696 Australia238
21,028 Canada169
3,682 Wales102
Countries with thousands of Danson:
2,606 Kenya2,197
2,889 Uganda1,867
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

John Danson worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 35 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Salacia and arrived on July 7, 1849. 26 years old George Danson, Fanny Danson (24) Maid, Eliza Danson, aged 21, Jane Danson (17) Maid, Born at sea Jane Danson, Dennis Danson, aged 25, Catherine Danson (25) Tailor, 10 years old Ellen Danson, and 1 other Danson around 40% of whom were tailoress migrated to US.

Danson Namesakes

  • Alexandra Danson, Field Hockey player
  • Barney Danson, Canadian Politician
  • Ted Danson, Actor
  • Edward Bridge Danson, Jr., Archaeologist
  • Ted Danson, Actor
  • Jane Danson, Actress
  • Alexandra Danson, Field Hockey player
  • Kate Danson, Actress
  • Randy Danson, Actress
  • Barney Danson, Canadian Politician

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