McDaniel Surname

4,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

McDaniel Surname Definition:

As a synonym of MacDonnell (q.v.) this was formerly very widespread, now not numerous. MacDaniell is also the name of a Scottish family

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McDaniel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States114,6391:3,162318
Canada7471:49,3255,995
Jamaica3591:7,994925
England2951:188,87516,792
Ireland1531:30,7772,695
Australia1161:232,72221,885
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
Northern Ireland991:18,6372,335
Germany821:981,77468,040
Thailand571:1,239,269179,534
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Philippines421:2,410,434128,915
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha231:25557
Panama181:217,3486,003
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Cayman Islands141:4,564572
Honduras141:629,7463,754
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Austria131:655,03358,041
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
India71:109,580,769786,157
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
China41:341,830,39216,990
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Belize21:177,7373,502
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
France11:66,422,722504,397
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montserrat11:4,947471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2231:19,8652,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
Scotland191:197,0117,414
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,7271:3,002344

McDaniel (291) may also be a first name.

McDaniel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

As a synonym of MacDonnell (q.v.) this was formerly very widespread, now not numerous. MacDaniell is also the name of a Scottish family

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) The son of Domhnall (world mighty).

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

User-submitted Reference

(Celtic + Hebrew) The son or descendant of Daniel; Daniel coming from the Hebrew name Daniel coming from the Hebrew name Dānīyyē'l meaning God is my judge.

- dinn315

McDaniel Last Name Facts

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

The last name McDaniel has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McDaniel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,904th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 63,275 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McDaniel live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. McDaniel is also the 517,703rd most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 291 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 114,639 people, or 1 in 3,162. In The United States McDaniel is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 79 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and Jamaica, where 0 percent live.

McDaniel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McDaniel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McDaniel last name increased 685 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 428 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 31 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 216 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McDaniel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McDaniel last name is predominantly Catholic (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McDaniel surname are 15.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McDaniel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.7% more than the national average, earning R 400,884 per year; in United States they earn 7.72% less than the national average, earning $39,820 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.31% more than the national average, earning $56,791 CAD per year.

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McDaniel Reference & Research

Daniel DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Daniel FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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