Danaher
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Danachair (“descendant of Danachar”), a personal name ultimately derived from dán (“craft, poem”).
Proper noun edit
Danaher (plural Danahers)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Danaher is the 16179st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1786 individuals. Danaher is most common among White (96.08%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Danaher”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 408.