Domino History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Domino surname is derived from the Latin given name "Damianus," which in turn comes from the name of a Greek goddess, Damia. There was an early Christian saint named Damian, martyred in Cilicia in the year 303, under emperor Domitian. There was also a St. Damian, who lived in the 7th-8th centuries recorded as the Bishop of Pavia. These two saints, no doubt have contributed the popularity of this name.

Early Origins of the Domino family

The surname Domino was first found in Piedmont (Italian: Piemonte, Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont), a territorial division of northern Italy at the foot of the Alps consisting of the provinces of Alessandria, Cuneo, Novara and Turin. Saint Peter Damian "Pietro Damiani," in Italian (circa 1007-1072) was an Italian religious reformer, who was a Camaldolese monk at Fonte-Avellino (near Gubbio).

Early History of the Domino family

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Domino Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Damon, Daymon, Damyon, Damond, Daumont, Damont, D'Homan, Damian, Damian, Damino, Damini, Damman and many more.

Early Notables of the Domino family

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Domino Ranking

In the United States, the name Domino is the 14,350^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]

Domino migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Domino Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Georg Anton Domino, who arrived in Texas in 1845

Domino Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Jay Domino, who settled in West Virginia in 1906
Giacomo Domino, aged 16, who immigrated to the United States from Villarosa, Sicily, in 1908
Gaetano Domino, aged 6, who settled in America from Costighone, Sicily, in 1909
Giovanni Domino, aged 17, who landed in America from Villabate, Sicily, in 1913
Giuseppe Domino, aged 17, who immigrated to America from Castellammaro, Sicily, in 1913
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Contemporary Notables of the name Domino (post 1700) +

Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino Jr. (1928-2017), American R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter, awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, awarded him the National Medal of Arts in 1998
John Domino, American politician, Mayor of Depew, New York, 1955-59
Carl J. Domino (b. 1944), American Representative in the House of Representatives
Floyd Domino, American two-time Grammy Award winning Western Swing musician
Anna Domino, Tokyo-born indie rock artist
Leonard Anthony Domino (b. 1950), Canadian politician in Manitoba

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/