The Danley surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,420 people carried this name — #7,528 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 66,700 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,232 in 2000.

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In print

Danley in American newspapers,
1851–1929.

Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Danley
The Washington Daily News 1922-05-01
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Danley
The Washington Times 1929-02-11
Newspaper page from American Telegraph carrying the name Danley
American Telegraph 1851-10-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,506 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Danley in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

126 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Danley. The most, 25, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 59
Queensland 17
Victoria 14
South Australia 8
Tasmania 6
Western Australia 6
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

In the public record

People named Danley,
in the records of 3 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 States280 records

280 records of the Danley name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 143
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 67
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 23
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 22
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 17
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Jack W. Danley

    Born 1915 in Arkansas. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Macarthur San Pedro, California; pattern maker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    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 Margaret Danley

    Arrived at New York in 1862 aboard the Manhattan from Liverpool, aged 18; servant. From Ireland.

    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 Charles Rawson Danley

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Born 1931, died 1989; buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

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

Showing 3 of 280 records for Danley in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. 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).

Australia25 records

25 records of the Danley name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 19
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Danley

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Phoenix, sailing from Portsmouth in 1822. Native of Dublin, Dublin.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edgar Danley

    Arrived in Victoria in 1912 aboard the Seydlitz, aged 21.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Roseanna Danley

    Held a land order in Queensland in 1866.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 25 records for Danley in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Danley name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alice Danley

    Died 1984; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Janet Danley

    Born 1875 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Douglas Charles Danley

    Died 1953; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. 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).

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