The Danielson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,833 people carried this name — #2,808 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 23,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 12,622 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Danielson surname

From Daniel + -son.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Danielson» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the Nordic population registers

328 people named Danielson is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 328

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

Danielson in American newspapers,
1909–1920.

Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Danielson
New-york Tribune 1920-05-05
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Danielson
Evening Star 1909-01-29
Newspaper page from The Miller Press carrying the name Danielson
The Miller Press 1917-11-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 72,365 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Danielson in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1980s.

978 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Danielson. The most, 280, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 3.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 331
Victoria 209
Queensland 154
New South Wales 131
South Australia 94
ACT (Canberra) 25
Tasmania 25

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Danielson.

Who carried it

People named Danielson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ernst Danielson
    Ernst Danielson 1866–1907 · inventor
  • Sarah Lord Danielson 1769–1852
  • Hezekiah Lord Danielson 1802–1881
  • Johan Danielson 1831–1901 · railway
  • John Weaver Danielson 1833–1913
  • George Danielson 1834–1909 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Danielson,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,686 records

1,686 records of the Danielson name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 384
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 353
  • Other U.S. records 949
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Donald A. Danielson

    Born 1917 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Snelling; bellman from Hennepin County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1971, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Mark Giles Danielson

    Born 1943; from Rangely, Colorado. U.S. Air Force; killed in action 1972 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Greta Danielson

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Germanic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 16; servant. From Hamburg, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,686 records for Danielson in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands185 records

185 records of the Danielson name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 115
  • Dutch population registers 67
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Louis Danielson

    Married in 1880 in Rotterdam. Died 1922 in Rotterdam, aged 65.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Celine Henriette Danielson

    Born 1913 in Utrecht. Died 1942 in Oswiecim, Poland, aged 29.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Cato Danielson

    Born 1832 in Rotterdam. Married in 1869 in Oude-Tonge. Died 1883 in Rotterdam, aged 51.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Streekarchief Goeree-Overflakkee (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 185 records for Danielson in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia76 records

76 records of the Danielson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 37
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 24
  • Other Australian records 15
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Dan Danielson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1885 aboard the Iberia, aged 23; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Danielson

    Laborer of S Aust, Victoria; died 1913.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Carl Gustave Danielson

    Of Rosella near Mackay, Queensland; died 1932.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 76 records for Danielson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada57 records

57 records of the Danielson name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 27
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 12
  • Other Canadian records 18
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Magnus Ingiborg Danielson

    Buried in 1993 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 64.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Maud Rice Danielson

    Died 1939 in Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Wesley Bruce Danielson

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 57 records for Danielson in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Germany4 records

4 records of the Danielson name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Gustav Danielson

    From Wellingsbüttel, Stormarn. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 30 July 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 129).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Rudolf Danielson

    From Klein Pravtshagen, Grevesmühlen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 5 May 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Diedrich Danielson

    From Borgfeld, Bremen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 13 April 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Danielson in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Finland1 record

1 record of the Danielson name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1914–1922
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Toivo Danielson

    Born 1894; farmhand. Died in 1918 in Nummi, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

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