The Damon surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,555 people carried this name — #4,695 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,100 people counted. That is up 3% from 7,344 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Damon surname
An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
From Ancient Greek Δάμων (Dámōn), a name famous for the story of Damon and Pythias; derivative of δαμάζω (damázō, “to tame, subdue”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Damon» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 822 people named Damon.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 62 départements, most often Loire.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
46 people named Damon live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 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
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 20 people named Damon 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 print
Damon in American newspapers,
1899–1913.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 147,634 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Damon,
with a public archive behind them.
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Samuel C. Damon 1815–1885 · missionary -
Edward Carver Damon 1836–1901 · businessperson -
chevalier Damon d. 1709 · sailor
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Alice Damon d. 2011 · composer
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Thomas Damon 1658–1723
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Isaac Damon 1781–1862 · architect
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Damon.
When the index is not enough
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