Where the Daniels name comes from

Daniels is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Daniel". It formed in English from the male given name Daniel with an added -s, turning a father's given name into a family surname.

The same spelling is a given name in Latvian, where it was first recorded in 1316. That Latvian form traces back to the Hebrew דניּאל (daniyél) and shares its root with the English Daniel. In Swedish, Daniels is the genitive of Daniel, the possessive form of the name.