Show ContentsDamen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Damen Ranking

In Netherlands, the name Damen is the 145th most popular surname with an estimated 7,641 people with that name. 1


United States Damen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Damen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Jan Jansen Damen, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1634 2
  • Maritie Damen, who arrived in New York in 1650 2
  • Jan Damen, who arrived in New York in 1687 2
Damen Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Catharine Damen, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1792 2
  • Sibella Damen, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1792 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Damen (post 1700) +

  • Kommer Damen (b. 1944), Dutch shipbuilder and CEO of the Damen Group
  • José Damen (1959-1975), Dutch bronze swimmer at the 1975 World Championships
  • Grad Damen, Dutch footballer
  • Gijs Damen (b. 1979), Dutch three-time gold medalist swimmer
  • Georgius Damen (1887-1954), Dutch cyclist at the 1908 Summer Olympics
  • Arnold Damen (1815-1890), Dutch Jesuit missionary in Chicago
  • Onorato Damen (1893-1979), Italian communist revolutionary
  • Karen Damen (b. 1974), Flemish singer, actress, and television host
  • Hubert Damen (b. 1946), Belgian theater and television actor


  1. "Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
  2. 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)


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