Damour History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The French surname Damour is derived from the medieval name Amor, which is derived from the Latin word "amor", which means love.

Early Origins of the Damour family

The surname Damour was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.

Early History of the Damour family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Damour research. Another 25 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1657, 1666, 1669 and 1696 are included under the topic Early Damour History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Damour Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Amour, Amours, D'amour, D'amours, Damour, Damoure, St. Amour, St-Amour and many more.

Early Notables of the Damour family

Notable amongst the family in this period was

Mathieu Damours (d’Amours) de Freneuse (1657-1696), French seigneur in Acadia and member of the Conseil Souverain of New France

Damour Ranking

In France, the name Damour is the 2,793^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Damour migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Damour Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Marie Rose Damour, aged 24, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1785 2

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)