The Damian surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,048 people carried this name — #4,980 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 41,800 people counted. That is up 52% from 4,631 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
639 people named Damian have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 761 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 527 people named Damian 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 295 people named Damian.
31 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 29 départements, most often Savoie.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 139 people named Damian 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 Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
49 people named Damian live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
28 people named Damian is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Damian in American newspapers,
1882–1885.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,451 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Damian,
with a public archive behind them.
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Vasile Damian 1855–1919 -
Metropolitan Damian d. 1447
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John Damian 1401–1600 · physician
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Adrianus Damian 1708–1750 · organist
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Josef Damian 1851–1930 · geographer
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Maria Damian 1887–1953 · teacher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Damian.
- Dame 3,647 · U.S. census
- Damen 210 · U.S. census
- Dameron 3,917 · U.S. census
- Damery 312 · U.S. census
- Dames 1,998 · U.S. census
- Dami 204 · 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
- Damin 143 · U.S. census
- Damis 257 · U.S. census
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