Daum History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The German surname Daum is of nickname origin. It evolved from the old German word "daum," meaning "thumb," and was most likely originally borne by either someone with a deformed or missing thumb, or someone very small in size.

Early Origins of the Daum family

The surname Daum was first found in Wuerrtemburg, where Graf Ulrich mit dem Daumen (Count Ulrich with the thumbs) lived in about 1250.

Early History of the Daum family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Daum research. Another 56 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1250, 1679, 1707, 1755 and 1757 are included under the topic Early Daum History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Daum Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Duhon, Daum, Duhem, Daumann, Duhm, Duhme, Duym, Duim, Dume, Duhan and many more.

Early Notables of the Daum family

Notables with the surname Daum during this period were

Kaspar Konrad Daum (1679-1755), a well-known artist from Hamburg, Johann Konrad Daum (1707-1757), an artist, as well as Adolf Daum, a prominent German lawyer at the beginning of the nineteenth century

Daum Ranking

In the United States, the name Daum is the 10,931^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Daum migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Daum Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johann Philips Daum, who arrived in America in 1741 2
Philip Daum, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741 2
Johannes Daum, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1742 2

Daum Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Peter Daum, who arrived in America in 1831 2
Jakob Daum, who arrived in America in 1831 2
Heinrich Daum, who arrived in America in 1834 2
Charlotte Daum, who arrived in Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Georg Dillus" 2
Mr. Leonhardt Daum, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Georg Dillus"
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Contemporary Notables of the name Daum (post 1700) +

Margaret Daum (1906-1977), American classical soprano from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kate Daum (b. 1892), American professor and nutritionist
Werner Daum, German diplomat, former Head of the Human Rights Department for the German Mission in Geneva
Christoph Daum (b. 1953), German football manager and former footballer
Paulus Adrianus "P.A." Daum (1850-1898), Dutch journalist and author

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)