Explore the Family Name Damen

The meaning of Damen

1. Dutch: patronymic from the personal name Daam, a short form of Adam or Damianus (see Damian). 2. English (Dorset): variant of Damon. 3. North German: variant of Dahmen, a cognate of 1 above.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Damen experienced a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 64,186th in terms of popularity and dropped to 88,336th by 2010, reflecting a significant decline of 37.63%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 290 in 2000 to 210 in 2010, representing a decrease of 27.59%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people declined from 0.11 to 0.07 during this decade-long period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,186	#88,336	-37.63%
Count	290	210	-27.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.07	-36.36%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Damen

Considering ethnicity as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were notable shifts within the Damen surname bearers between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or belonging to two or more races dropped to zero by 2010 from 2.07% and 2.41% respectively in 2000. Those identifying as White increased slightly from 85.86% in 2000 to 87.14% in 2010. The Hispanic representation saw a minor decrease of 5.07%, shifting from 5.52% to 5.24%. Interestingly, the Black demographic experienced an increase of 14.98%, moving from 4.14% to 4.76%. There was no change in the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, remaining at zero in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.86%	87.14%	1.49%
Hispanic	5.52%	5.24%	-5.07%
Black	4.14%	4.76%	14.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.07%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.41%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%