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Etymology of Damman

What does the name Damman mean?

The Damman 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 Damman family

The surname Damman 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 Damman family

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Damman 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 Damman family

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Damman migration to the United States +



Damman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Christian Damman, (Dammann), aged 19, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Hercules"
  • Henry Damman, aged 28, who landed in Missouri in 1847 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Damman (post 1700) +

  • James J. Damman (b. 1933), American Republican politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives 63rd District, 1971-74; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1975-78 2
  • Adolph L. Damman, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 1st District, 1952 3
  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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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