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The Danna surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,904 people carried this name — #8,458 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,800 people counted. That is up 10% from 3,561 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Danna surname

An American surname from French.

As a surname from French D'Anna (“of Anna”). The given name is more probably a feminine form coined from Dan or Daniel.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Danna» (English), 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 367 people named Danna 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 map

Where they live today

Córdoba 85
La Rioja 61
Tucumán 56
Santa Fe 44
Santiago del Estero 43
Buenos Aires Province 36
City of Buenos Aires 26
Entre Ríos 16

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 247 people named Danna.

42 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Nord.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 42
Nord 100
Paris 17
Pas-de-Calais 17
Bouches-du-Rhône 14
Alpes-Maritimes 9
Somme 8
Var 6
Corrèze 5

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

25 people named Danna live in Switzerland.

They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.

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

Where they live today

Ticino 11
Bern 8
Vaud 6

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 print

Danna in American newspapers,
1916–1922.

Newspaper page from The Evening World carrying the name Danna
The Evening World 1922-09-13
Newspaper page from The Evening World carrying the name Danna
The Evening World 1921-02-05
Newspaper page from Baptist Courier carrying the name Danna
Baptist Courier 1916-04-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,155 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Danna,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Casimiro Danna 1806–1884 · writer
  • Pierre-Paul Danna 1952– · politician
  • Valter Danna 1954– · vicar
  • Federico Danna 1956– · basketball coach
  • Mychael Danna 1958– · composer
  • Jeff Danna 1964– · composer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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