Dam History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Netherlands
England
Germany

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. 1 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. 2 And in Netherlands, the name Dam is the 243^rd popular surname with an estimated 5,457 people with that name. 3

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 4
Eliza Dam, who arrived in Virginia in 1643 4
John Dam, who arrived in New England in 1649 4

Dam Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

M I Dam, aged 31, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 4
Maria Van Dam, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 4
Mrs. Jan Van Dam, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 4
Lummigje Kruis Karsten Dam, aged 42, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 4
Jan Van Dam, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 4
... (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 5
Paul E. Van Dam, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District, 1950 5
John Van Dam, American politician, Supervisor of Plainfield Township, Michigan; Elected 1921 5
George Van Dam, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1960 5
Dwight Dam, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1972 6
Chris Dam, American politician, Member of South Dakota State Senate 26th District, 1943-46 6
Carl Peter Henrik Dam (1895-1976), Danish biochemist

Citations +

"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