The Dames surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,998 people carried this name — #14,834 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 147,100 people counted. That is up 26% from 1,592 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 101 people named Dames live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 58 people named Dames.
9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Haute-Garonne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Dames,
with a public archive behind them.
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Wilhelm Dames 1843–1898 · geologist -
John Dames d. 1732
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Feige Dames 1860–1940
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Nicolaas Dames 1862–1920 · horticulturist
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Wilhelm Dames 1904– · Oberregierungsrat
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George Dames 1936–2024 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Dames.
- Dambach 408 · U.S. census
- Dambreville 154 · U.S. census
- Dame 3,647 · U.S. census
- Damen 210 · U.S. census
- Dameron 3,917 · U.S. census
- Damery 312 · U.S. census
- Dami 204 · U.S. census
- Damian 7,048 · U.S. census
- Damiani 1,857 · U.S. census
- Damiano 2,880 · U.S. census
- Damico 13,109 · U.S. census
- Damien 377 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Dames is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.