The Danko surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,237 people carried this name — #7,815 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,400 people counted. That is up 24% from 3,422 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

937 people named Danko have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 1,503 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Subcarpathian 209
Lesser Poland 144
Podlaskie 92
Lublin 91
Silesian 79
Lower Silesian 61
Pomeranian 55
Masovian 50

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 73 people named Danko 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

Buenos Aires Province 48
City of Buenos Aires 13
Entre Ríos 12

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

66 people named Danko live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Aargau 16
Bern 13
Zurich 12
Vaud 8
Thurgau 6
Basel-Landschaft 5
Lucerne 3
Zug 3

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 national population registers

117 people named Danko are counted in Slovenia and Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Slovenia counts its residents on 1 January 2026.

Counted, by country

Slovenia (2026) 85
Sweden (2022) 32

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) · source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), SiStat tables 05X1015S–05X1018S, family names of the population, 1 January 2026 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Danko in American newspapers,
1906–1909.

Newspaper page from La Democracia carrying the name Danko
La Democracia 1906-03-13
Newspaper page from The Hays Free Press carrying the name Danko
The Hays Free Press 1909-12-04
Newspaper page from The Columbus Commercial carrying the name Danko
The Columbus Commercial 1909-12-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,911 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Danko in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1980s.

55 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Danko. The most, 19, date from the 1950s.

Articles, by state

Victoria 17
Queensland 14
New South Wales 10
ACT (Canberra) 6
Western Australia 4
South Australia 3
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Danko,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ján Danko
    Ján Danko 1883–1948 · politician
  • Olena Danko 1898–1942 · writer
  • Olena Danko 1898–1942 · writer
  • Olena Danko 1898–1942 · writer
  • Edward Danko 1901–1945
  • Betty Danko 1903–1979 · stunt performer

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 Danko,
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 States624 records

624 records of the Danko name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 204
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 180
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 85
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 72
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 56
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 24
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Michael A. Danko

    Born 1911 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island; office clerk from Queens County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1980, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Alzbeta Danko

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Main from Bremen, aged 38; servant. From Brezova, Hungary.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Stanley Jack Danko

    U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1943, died 1999; buried at Danville National Cemetery, Illinois.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 624 records for Danko in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands170 records

170 records of the Danko name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 92
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 77
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Josephus Henricus Danko

    Married in 1894 in Amsterdam; postman. Died 1948 in Hilversum, aged 83.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elisabeth Danko

    Died 1837 in Woerden, aged 70.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Maria Petronella Danko

    In the population register of Zoeterwoude; nun, born 1867 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Erfgoed Leiden en omstreken (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 170 records for Danko 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Danko name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 5
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John F. Danko

    Died 1975, aged 66; buried at Transcona Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Josef Danko

    Buried in 1984 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  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 Douglas Melvin Danko

    Died in service in 1977.

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

Showing 3 of 7 records for Danko in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France6 records

6 records of the Danko name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Bazyli Danko

    Born 1902 in Poland; died 1996 in Villerupt (Meurthe-et-Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Kristina Janina Danko

    Born 1955 in Poland; died 1994 in Méreau (Cher).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Michel Danko

    Born 1944 in Ukraine; died 1997 in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Danko in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Danko name in Australia Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Jan Eugene Danko

    Company directors of Caulfield, Victoria; died 2000.

    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 Jana Danko

    Butcher of Pascoe Vale, Victoria; died 1962.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Danko 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 Theodor Danko

    From Dortmund. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 28 October 1916.

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

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).

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