Dammann History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Dammann family

The surname Dammann 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 Dammann family

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Dammann Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Dammann 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 preface, 'Citezen and Goldsmith of London '], to the use of the godly Christians for recreatyng themselves in stede of fond and unseemly Ballades. At London, Printed by John Daye...
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Dammann Ranking

In the United States, the name Dammann is the 17,806^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Dammann migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dammann Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Elizth Dammann, aged 25, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1787 2

Dammann Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Heinr Dammann, aged 28, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1845 2
Mr. Christian Dammann, (Damman), aged 19, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Hercules"
Mrs. Friedke Dammann, (nee Botte), German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Neptune"
Miss Friedke Dammann, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Neptune"
Miss Caro Dammann, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Neptune"
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Contemporary Notables of the name Dammann (post 1700) +

William Henry "Wee Willie" Dammann (1872-1948), American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds 1897-1899
Thomas Dammann, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956 3
Theodore Dammann (b. 1869), American politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1920, 1932; Secretary of State of Wisconsin, 1927-39 3
Charlotte Dammann, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 2004 3
Gerhard Dammann (1883-1946), German film actor active 1928 to 1943
Dirk Dammann (b. 1967), German former professional footballer
Erik Dammann (b. 1931), Norwegian author, environmentalist and government scholar

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html