Danaher

English

Alternative forms

• Donaher

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Danachair (“descendant of Danachar”), a personal name ultimately derived from dán (“craft, poem”).

Proper noun

Danaher (plural Danahers)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Danaher is the 16179^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1786 individuals. Danaher is most common among White (96.08%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Danaher”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 408.