Danzig Surname

300,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Danzig Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Danzig (the Danes’ town, or town of the Goths), in Poland.

Danzig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9181:394,83534,638
Israel1541:55,5697,198
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
England391:1,428,66862,556
Canada371:995,82774,831
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Danzig (12) may also be a first name.

Danzig Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Danzig (the Danes’ town, or town of the Goths), in Poland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Danzig Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Danzig Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Danzig is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Danzig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Danzig is the 300,128th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,751,812 people. The last name Danzig occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Danzig are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 12 people.

The last name Danzig is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 918 people, or 1 in 394,835. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 22 percent live, California, where 18 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States Danzig occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 12 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Danzig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Danzig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 5,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Danzig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Danzig surname are 1.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.87% being registered with the political party.

The amount Danzig earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 35.29% more than the national average, earning $58,377 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.87% more than the national average, earning $64,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dantzig92132/
Danzcig921/
Danzik83129/
Danzic8356/
Dancig8313/
Dansig833/
Donzig832/
Dangig831/
Danzigová802/
Danczik7785/
Dantzic7777/
Dantsig7729/
Dontzig7723/
Danchig7710/
Dancigs775/
Danssig774/
Dansigh771/
Danshig771/
Dhancig771/
Danzique7116/
Dhansigh715/
Danczick711/
Dancik67308/
Dangik67219/
Donsig67153/
Dansik6722/
Domzig6720/
Dančik6715/
Damsig6712/
Dangic679/
Danzek679/
Dancic677/
Dangeq675/
Dangek674/
Dangeg672/
Dancyg672/
Donzik671/
Dangec671/
Dainsczik671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Danzig
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