Show ContentsDalmau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Dalmau family

The surname Dalmau was first found in Limousin, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Limoge and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

The surname literally means "of the sea."

Early History of the Dalmau family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dalmau research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1431 and 1460 are included under the topic Early Dalmau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dalmau Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dalmais, Dalmas, Dalmases, Dalmassi, Delmas and many more.

Early Notables of the Dalmau family

Notable amongst the family was

  • Lluís Dalmau, a 15th-century painter in Catalonia who flourished between 1431 and 1460


Dalmau migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dalmau Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Antonio Dalmau, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1802 1
  • Gabriel Dalmau, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803 1
  • Jaime Dalmau, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1819 1
  • Casimiro Dalmau, aged 29, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1830 1
  • F Dalmau, aged 32, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1848 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Dalmau (post 1700) +

  • Manuel Salvat Dalmau (1925-2012), Spanish publisher, from a family of important publishers, director of Editorial Salvat and served as President of the International Publishers Association
  • Gastón Dalmau (b. 1983), Argentine actor and singer
  • Christian Dalmau (b. 1975), Puerto Rican professional basketball player


  1. 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)


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