Damen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Damen family
The surname Damen was first found in Oldenburg, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century on the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the German nation.
Early History of the Damen family
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Damen Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Damann, Dammann, Daman, Dammann, Damm and others.
Early Notables of the Damen family
Notables of the time included William Daman (1540-1591), one of the musicians to Queen Elizabeth, harmonised for the use of a friend the psalm tunes then in common use, to the number of about forty. His friend, in 1579, published them under the following title: The Psalmes of David in English Meter with Notes of foure partes set unto them by Guilielmo Damon, for John Bull [who is called in the preface, 'Citezen and Goldsmith of London '], to the use of the godly Christians for recreatyng themselves in stede of fond and unseemly Ballades. At London, Printed by John Daye...
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Damen Ranking
In Netherlands, the name Damen is the 145th most popular surname with an estimated 7,641 people with that name. 1
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) +
- Onorato Damen (1893-1979), Italian communist revolutionary
- Kommer Damen (b. 1944), Dutch shipbuilder and CEO of the Damen Group
- Karen Damen (b. 1974), Flemish singer, actress, and television host
- José Damen (1959-1975), Dutch bronze swimmer at the 1975 World Championships
- Hubert Damen (b. 1946), Belgian theater and television actor
- 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
Citations +
- "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)