Explore the Family Name Damask

The meaning of Damask

English: presumably an occupational name for someone who sold damask, a richly woven material of a kind originally made in Damascus. The English word also came to denote a rich pink color, and it is possible that the surname arose as a nickname with reference to someone’s complexion.

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How common is the last name Damask in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Damask has seen a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 70,473rd place to 73,464th. However, despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with the Damask surname increased slightly by 1.93% during the same period. The proportion of individuals named Damask per 100,000 also saw a small decrease of 10%, further emphasizing the relative scarcity of this surname in the United States.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,473	#73,464	-4.24%
Count	259	264	1.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Damask

When discussing ethnic identity, the Damask surname is predominantly associated with the White ethnicity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, about 96.53% of those bearing the Damask surname identified as White, and this percentage saw a minor increase to 96.59% in 2010. The surname had a small representation among Hispanics at 1.93% in 2000, but this figure dropped to zero by 2010. No significant presence was recorded for the Damask surname amongst Asian/Pacific Islanders, those identifying with two or more races, Blacks, and American Indians and Alaskan Natives, where no changes were observed between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.53%	96.59%	0.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.93%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%