The Dan surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,599 people carried this name — #12,012 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 113,600 people counted. That is up 12% from 2,315 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 150 people named Dan live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 136 people named Dan.
31 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Calvados.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
131 people named Dan live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
71 people named Dan have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 205 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 36 people named Dan live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Salta.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
69 people named Dan is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Dan in American newspapers,
1900–1910.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,929,546 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Dan,
with a public archive behind them.
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Dan Guiyuan 1553– · politician
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Peter Dan 1580–1649 · historian
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Dan Minglun 1782– · politician
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Dan Minglun 1783– · politician
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Emilius Frederik Dan 1837–1907 · merchant
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Dan Bi 1839–
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Dan.
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