where did the last name daniel come from
Daniel Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means, "God is my judge",[2][3] and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames.
Daniel in the lions' den Although Daniel is sometimes depicted as a young man in illustrations of the incident, James Montgomery Boice points out that he would have been over eighty years old at the time.[15]