Dam History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Dam family

The surname Dam was first found in Oldenburg, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century on the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the German nation.

Early History of the Dam family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dam research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1540, 1579 and 1591 are included under the topic Early Dam History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dam Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Damann, Dammann, Daman, Dammann, Damm and others.

Early Notables of the Dam family

Notables of the time included

William Daman (1540-1591), one of the musicians to Queen Elizabeth, harmonised for the use of a friend the psalm tunes then in common use, to the number of about forty...
His friend, in 1579, published them under the following title: The Psalmes of David in English Meter with Notes of foure partes set unto them by Guilielmo Damon, for John Bull [who is called in the pr...
Cum privilegio.' This work seems to have been but ill received, and Damon set himself to work to reharmonise the tunes...
William Damon, late one of her Majesties Musitions, containing all the tunes of David's Psalms, as they are ordinarily soung in the Church: most excellently by him composed into 4 partes...
William Damon, containing all the Tunes of David's Psalms, differing from the former in respect that the highest part singeth the Church tune.' 1...

Dam World Ranking

In the United States, the name Dam is the 12,862^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2 However, in France, the name Dam is ranked the 5,067^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 3 And in Netherlands, the name Dam is the 243^rd popular surname with an estimated 5,457 people with that name. 4

Dam migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dam Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jan Jansen Dam, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1634 5
Eliza Dam, who arrived in Virginia in 1643 5
John Dam, who arrived in New England in 1649 5

Dam Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

M I Dam, aged 31, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 5
Maria Van Dam, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 5
Mrs. Jan Van Dam, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 5
Lummigje Kruis Karsten Dam, aged 42, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 5
Jan Van Dam, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 5
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Dam (post 1700) +

Philip M. Van Dam, American Republican politician, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1976-77; Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1979 6
Paul E. Van Dam, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District, 1950 6
John Van Dam, American politician, Supervisor of Plainfield Township, Michigan; Elected 1921 6
George Van Dam, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1960 6
Dwight Dam, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1972 7
Chris Dam, American politician, Member of South Dakota State Senate 26th District, 1943-46 7
Carl Peter Henrik Dam (1895-1976), Danish biochemist

Citations +

Grove, Sir George, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (AD. 1450-1889) London: Macmillan1902, Print, 2 Vols
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html