How common is the surname Daman?

659 people in the United States had the surname Daman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 468,506 Americans. It ranked 34,390th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Daman?

In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Daman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Where is the surname Daman most common?

Wikidata records people named Daman in Belgium.

How do you pronounce Daman?

Daman is /dəˈmɑːn/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Daman getting more or less common?

Less common. 664 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 659 in 2010, down 0.8%.

Is Daman also a first name?

Yes. Daman is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Daman

A Dutch surname, carried by 659 people in the United States.

Pronounced /dəˈmɑːn/ 2 syllables Soundex D550 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Daman is more common than 78.8% of them.

Origin

Dutch origin

*The place name is from Gujarati દમણ (damaṇ). *The given name derives from the Sanskrit equivalent of Ancient Greek Damian, the brother of Cosmas.

One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 659 people named Daman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 468,506 Americans. That is down 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 664.

#34,390

rank among US surnames

659

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-0.8%

change since 2000 (was #32,609)

Who is named Daman

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

87% of people named Daman identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.0%
Two or more races 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Damans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jos Daman
Belgian archer, born 1945

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Daman

Daman has the Soundex code D550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D550.

Other Dutch surnames

All 167 Dutch surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Daman come from?: *The place name is from Gujarati દમણ (damaṇ). *The given name derives from the Sanskrit equivalent of Ancient Greek Damian, the brother of Cosmas.
How common is the surname Daman?: 659 people in the United States had the surname Daman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 468,506 Americans. It ranked 34,390th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Daman?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Daman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Daman?: Jos Daman, Belgian archer.
Where is the surname Daman most common?: Wikidata records people named Daman in Belgium.
How do you pronounce Daman?: Daman is /dəˈmɑːn/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Daman getting more or less common?: Less common. 664 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 659 in 2010, down 0.8%.
Is Daman also a first name?: Yes. Daman is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.