The Dance surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,869 people carried this name — #11,073 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 103,100 people counted. That is up 6% from 2,716 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 130 people named Dance.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Haute-Loire.
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 print
Dance in American newspapers,
1898–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,018,802 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Dance,
with a public archive behind them.
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George Dance the Younger 1741–1825 · architect -
George Dance the Younger 1741–1825 · architect -
George Dance the Younger 1741–1825 · architect
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George Dance the Younger 1741–1825 · architect
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Jane Dance d. 1868
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Louisa Sophia Dance d. 1879
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Dance.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Dance is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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