The Van Dammen 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.
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Early Origins of the Van Dammen family
The surname Van Dammen 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).
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Early History of the Van Dammen family
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Van Dammen 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.
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Early Notables of the Van Dammen family
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Migration of the Van Dammen family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Domini, who settled in America in 1768; Francis Daymon, who came to Pennsylvania in 1777; Daniel Damont, who settled in Philadelphia in 1818; Georg Anton Domino, who arrived in Texas in 1845.
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