Explore the Family Name Damman

The meaning of Damman

1. Dutch: topographic or habitational name for a man who lived by a dam or at a place or farm named Ten Dam, a variant of Dam ‘dam, wall, dike’ + man ‘man’. 2. Americanized form of North German Dammann.

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

The surname Damman, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has experienced slight changes in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Damman was ranked 32,129th in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it dropped slightly to a ranking of 34,495 – a decrease of approximately 7.36%. The overall count of individuals with this surname also decreased during this decade, going from 677 to 656 - a decline of around 3.1%. Its proportion per 100k people fell by 12.0% over the same period.

20002010Change
Rank#32,129#34,495-7.36%
Count677656-3.1%
Proportion per 100k0.250.22-12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Damman

In terms of ethnicity, the breakdown for the surname Damman, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, remains largely consistent from 2000 to 2010. In both years, there were no recorded instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders, those of two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations. However, the majority of people with the Damman surname identified as White, with a slight decrease from 96.16% in 2000 to 94.51% in 2010. There was a notable increase in the proportion of people with the Damman surname identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.81% in 2000 to 3.96% in 2010, a change of approximately 40.93%.

20002010Change
White96.16%94.51%-1.72%
Hispanic2.81%3.96%40.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%