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The Homan 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 Homan family

The surname Homan 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 Homan family

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Homan 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 Homan family

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Homan Ranking

In the United States, the name Homan is the 4,024^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in Netherlands, the name Homan is ranked the 801^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,426 people with that name. 2

Homan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Homan Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Anders Andersson Homan, who arrived in Delaware in 1643 3
Harbert Homan, who arrived in Maryland in 1671 3
John Homan, who arrived in Maryland in 1678 3
Anders Homan, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1693 3

Homan Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Christoph Homan, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1747 3
Michael Homan, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 3
Mr. Homan to Boston in 1765

Homan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Isaac Homan, aged 46, who landed in Georgia in 1812 3
Philip Homan to New Orleans in 1822
Patrick Homan to Philadelphia in 1848

Homan migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Homan Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Miss. Mary Homan who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Corea" departing 2nd July 1847 from Liverpool, England; the ship arrived on 14th August 1847 but she died on board 4

Homan migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Homan Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. George Homan, British Convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Coromandel" on 27th October 1819, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 5
J. Homan, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Elizabeth" in 1849 6
Miss. Elizabeth Homan, English convict who was convicted in London, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Baretto Junior" on 5th April 1850, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 7

Homan migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Homan Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Richard Homan, aged 45, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Earl Granville" in 1880
Mary Homan, aged 43, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Earl Granville" in 1880
John Homan, aged 20, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Earl Granville" in 1880
Thomas Homan, aged 18, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Earl Granville" in 1880
Richard Homan, aged 16, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Earl Granville" in 1880
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Contemporary Notables of the name Homan (post 1700) +

Dennis Frank Homan (b. 1946), American former American NFL football wide receiver
Charles Inskeep Homan, American professional engineer
Rachel Catherine Homan (b. 1989), Canadian curler, her and her team won the World Women's Curling Championship gold medal in Sydney, N.S. on Sunday, March 24, 2024
Sir William Jackson Homan (1771-1852), 1st Baronet, an Irish baronet
Philip JL Homan, British Director of the Metrication Board
Korie Homan (b. 1986), Dutch gold medalist wheelchair tennis player, former world number one
Rear Admiral Thomas B Homan, British Director General of Naval Personal Services
William Homan Thorpe FRS (1902-1986), British zoologist, Professor of Animal Ethology at the University of Cambridge
Howard Homan Buffett (1903-1964), American businessman and politician, who was a four-term U.S. Congressman, father of Warren Buffett
Joseph Homan Manley (1842-1905), American Republican politician, postmaster at Augusta, Maine, 1881-85, 1889-92; Member of Republican National Committee from Maine, 1896 8

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
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)
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 80)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 12th March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/coromandel
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ELIZABETH 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Elizabeth.htm
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/baretto-junior
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html