Damas surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Damas surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,099 people carried this name — #21,998 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 243,900 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 664 people named Damas.

39 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 59 départements, most often Eure-et-Loir.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 39
Eure-et-Loir 116
Loire 55
Guadeloupe 50
Saône-et-Loire 35
Paris 32
Meurthe-et-Moselle 26
Vosges 26
Gironde 22

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

160 people named Damas have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 188 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Łódź 87
Greater Poland 21
Opole 18
West Pomeranian 14
Silesian 8
Lubusz 4
Lower Silesian 3
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 3

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

87 people named Damas live in Switzerland.

They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Vaud 22
Zurich 11
Bern 8
Valais 8
Aargau 7
Geneva 7
Neuchâtel 6
Fribourg 6

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 46 people named Damas live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Liège 29
Hainaut 12
Limburg 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

When the index is not enough

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