The Danon surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 256 people carried this name — #75,317 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is up 21% from 212 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 303 people named Danon.
58 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Saône-et-Loire.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 80 people named Danon 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 City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
27 people named Danon live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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.
Who carried it
People named Danon,
with a public archive behind them.
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Oskar Danon 1913–2009 · composer -
Rosa Rosal 1928–2025 · actor -
Vitalis Danon 1897–1969 · writer
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Vitalis Danon 1897–1969 · writer
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Marcello Danon 1920–1997 · screenwriter
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David Danon 1921–2015 · physician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Danon.
When the index is not enough
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