The Daum surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,154 people carried this name — #10,219 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 93,500 people counted. That is down 3% from 3,244 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 150 people named Daum.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Paris.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
88 people named Daum live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
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 Poland’s population register
40 people named Daum have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 87 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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.
Who carried it
People named Daum,
with a public archive behind them.
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Christian Daum 1612–1687 · historian -
Gottfried Adolph Daum 1679–1743 · entrepreneur -
Auguste Daum 1853–1909 · glassblower -
Henriëtte Heineken-Daum 1861– · women's rights activist -
Antonin Daum 1864–1930 · entrepreneur -
Paulus Adrianus Daum 1850–1898 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Daum.
- Dauby 232 · U.S. census
- Dauch 246 · U.S. census
- Dauchy 103 · U.S. census
- Dauer 1,456 · U.S. census
- Daul 795 · U.S. census
- Dault 516 · U.S. census
- Daunis 208 · U.S. census
- Dauphin 1,646 · U.S. census
- Dautel 325 · U.S. census
- Dauteuil 220 · U.S. census
- Dautremont 181 · U.S. census
- Dauzat 1,648 · U.S. census
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