Frequency: (665)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. French: from a short form of the personal Jordanis.
2. French and English: from a pet form of Daniel.
3. French: habitational name, with the preposition d(e), for someone from Anixhe in Fexhelez-Slins in the Belgian province of Liège, recorded in the 13th century as Anis.
4. Hungarian: patronymic from Dani, a pet form of the personal name Dániel, Hungarian form of Daniel.
5. Czech and Slovak (Daniš): variant of Daňek (see Danek).
6. Lithuanian and Latvian: from a derivative of the personal name Danis, Danielius (see Daniel).
FOREBEARS: A Danis-Tourangeau, from Tours, was married in Montreal in 1658.
GIVEN NAMES: French 10%. Marcel (3), Raoul (3), Armand (2), Normand (2), Andre, Cyrille, Damien, Gaston, Gilles, Herve, Lucien, Renald.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
