The Daniele surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,431 people carried this name — #19,027 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 204,100 people counted. That is down 8% from 1,561 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Daniele surname
A surname originating as a patronymic.
From Latin Daniēlem, from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Biblical Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (Dåniyel, literally “God is my judge”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Daniele» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 3,231 people named Daniele 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 Córdoba.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 226 people named Daniele.
96 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
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
196 people named Daniele live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 45 people named Daniele 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 Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Daniele in American newspapers,
1902–1908.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,171 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Daniele,
with a public archive behind them.
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Márton Dániel 1836–1904 · politician
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Pietro Ermenegildo Daniele 1875–1949 · mathematician
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Pietro Ermenegildo Daniele 1875–1949 · mathematician
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Arturo Daniele 1878–1944 · painter
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Nino Daniele 1888–1967 · journalist
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Nino Daniele 1888–1967 · journalist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Daniele.
- Dang 30,389 · U.S. census
- Dangel 503 · U.S. census
- Danger 459 · U.S. census
- Dangler 1,173 · U.S. census
- Dani 616 · U.S. census
- Daniel 80,526 · U.S. census
- Danieli 176 · U.S. census
- Daniels 146,570 · U.S. census
- Danino 125 · U.S. census
- Danis 2,651 · U.S. census
- Danjou 304 · U.S. census
- Danna 3,904 · U.S. census
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