The Danes surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 610 people carried this name — #36,630 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 476,200 people counted. That is up 9% from 559 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 322 people named Danes.
11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 129 people named Danes 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 Buenos Aires Province.
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 Poland’s population register
28 people named Danes have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 33 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
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.
Who carried it
People named Danes,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jacques Danes 1601–1662 · Catholic bishop -
Claire Danes 1979– · actor
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Sander Danes 1985– · association football player
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Robin Danes 2001– · basketball player
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Robin Danes 2001– · basketball player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Danes.
- Dancer 2,682 · U.S. census
- Dando 606 · U.S. census
- Dandoy 167 · U.S. census
- Dandurand 839 · U.S. census
- Dane 3,036 · U.S. census
- Danel 297 · U.S. census
- Danesi 259 · U.S. census
- Danet 128 · U.S. census
- Daney 447 · U.S. census
- Dang 30,389 · U.S. census
- Dangel 503 · U.S. census
- Danger 459 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Danes is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.
