McDaniels Surname

53,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McDaniels Surname Definition:

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

McDaniels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,4461:38,3724,728
England381:1,466,26563,675
Jamaica321:89,6863,941
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Guyana11:762,22114,420
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2211:41,1294,820

McDaniels (240) may also be a first name.

McDaniels Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

McDaniels Last Name Facts

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

The surname McDaniels is most common in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McDaniels? popularity and diffusion

The surname McDaniels is the 53,737th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 767,595 people. The surname McDaniels is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McDaniels reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McDaniels is also the 577,234th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 240 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 9,446 people, or 1 in 38,372. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent are found, Maryland, where 8 percent are found and Missouri, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Jamaica, where 0 percent are found.

McDaniels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McDaniels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McDaniels last name increased 774 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 475 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McDaniels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McDaniels surname are 8.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.25% registered with the party.

The amount McDaniels earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.17% less than the national average, earning $37,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.89% more than the national average, earning $54,100 CAD per year.

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