Danko Family History

Danko Surname Meaning

Hungarian (Dankó); Czech and Slovak (also Daňko); Ukrainian and Slovenian: from a pet form of the personal name Daniel (Hungarian Dániel, Ukrainian Danylo, Slovenian Danijel) or of any of the Slavic compound personal names formed with the element dan ‘given’ (see Dana).

Slovenian: status name for a tithe-free peasant who had his own land from archaic dan ‘tax levy’.

In North America, this surname may also be an altered form of the variant Dajnko.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Dano, Janko, Dacko, Panko, Manko, Franko, Banko, Marko, Lacko, Sanko

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Where is the Danko family from?

You can see how Danko families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Danko family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Danko families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 8 Danko families living in Lancashire. This was about 50% of all the recorded Danko's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Danko families in 1891.

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What did your Danko ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Maid were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Danko. 35% of Danko men worked as a Laborer and 10% of Danko women worked as a Maid. Some less common occupations for Americans named Danko were Machinist and Housekeeper.

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Laborer

35%

Miner

New worker

Machinist

Maid

10%

Housewife

10%

Housework

Housekeeper

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There are 6K census records available for the last name Danko. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Danko census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 3K immigration records available for the last name Danko. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 3K military records available for the last name Danko. For the veterans among your Danko ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Danko lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Danko life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Danko in 1945 was 36, and 77 in 2004.

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Danko Surname Meaning

Slovenian: status name for a tithe-free peasant who had his own land from archaic dan ‘tax levy’.

In North America, this surname may also be an altered form of the variant Dajnko.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Danko family from?

What did your Danko ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

35%

Miner

New worker

Machinist

Maid

10%

Housewife

10%

Housework

Housekeeper

What Danko family records will you find?

What is the average Danko lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Danko life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Danko in 1945 was 36, and 77 in 2004.

Danko Family History

Danko Surname Meaning

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Danko Surname Meaning

59,000 record(s) for Danko

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Where is the Danko family from?

What did your Danko ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Danko lifespan?

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