Explore the Family Name Damme

The meaning of Damme

1. Dutch: habitational name from any of the many places in the Netherlands named Dam or Ten Damme, from dam ‘dam, dike’. 2. North German: habitational name from any of the places called Damm and Damme in Oldenburg, Rhineland, Brandenburg, and Pomerania.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Damme has seen a slight fluctuation in popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked as the 64,934th most popular surname in the United States, with a count of 286 individuals carrying this name. By 2010, the ranking had slipped to 67,747, marking a decrease of 4.33 percent. However, interestingly, the actual number of people with this surname increased slightly to 291, representing a modest growth rate of 1.75 percent. This increase in absolute terms alongside a drop in rank indicates that while the Damme surname has grown in usage, other surnames have outpaced its growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,934	#67,747	-4.33%
Count	286	291	1.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Damme

In terms of ethnicity, again based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the Damme surname primarily identifies with White ethnicity. In 2000, an overwhelming 95.10 percent of those with this surname identified as White, but by 2010, this proportion had decreased slightly to 92.78 percent. Over the same period, there was a significant increase in the percentage identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.10 percent to 4.12 percent, marking a whopping 96.19 percent change. No significant associations were found with Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.1%	92.78%	-2.44%
Hispanic	2.1%	4.12%	96.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%