Damen (surname)

Damen is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "son of Daam". Daam is an archaic nickname for Adam.[1] Variant forms are Daamen, Daams, Daemen, Daems, and Dame. People with the surname include:

• Abby Damen (born 1992), New Zealand actress
• Alessandro Damen (born 1990), Dutch football goalkeeper
• Arnold Damen (1815–1890), Dutch Jesuit missionary in Chicago, founder of 8 schools
  • Damen Avenue in Chicago and its four Rapid Transit stations are named after him
• Gijs Damen (born 1979), Dutch freestyle swimmer
• Grad Damen (born 1997), Dutch football midfielder
• Hubert Damen (born 1946), Belgian theater and television actor
• Jan Damen (1898–1957), Dutch violinist
• José Damen (born 1959), Dutch butterfly swimmer
• Karen Damen (born 1974), Flemish singer, actress, and television host
• Kommer Damen (born 1944), Dutch shipbuilder and CEO of the Damen Group
• Onorato Damen (1893–1979), Italian communist revolutionary
• Piet Damen (born 1934), Dutch racing cyclist

Daams

• Hans Daams (born 1962), Dutch racing cyclist
• Jessie Daams (born 1990), Belgian racing cyclist, daughter of Hans

Daemen

• Jan Daemen Cool (1589–1660), Dutch portrait painter (here "Daemen" is still a patronym)
• Joan Daemen (born 1965), Belgian cryptographer
• Maria Catharina Daemen or Mother Magdalena Daemen (1787–1858), Dutch Franciscan sister who founded a religious congregation
• Tom Daemen (born 1985), Dutch football midfielder