Dame — Family Name, Records and Arms

The last name Dame is one of the recorded forms of Dahm, a German family name. Its meaning, shared with Dahm, is “Short form of Adam”. Dame is listed among the recognised spellings of Dahm. You may also find the name written Dahme, Dam and Dahmen.

3,647 Americans were listed as Dame in the 2010 census. That puts it inside the top 10,000 US surnames. French civil records give 1,008 births under the name Dame from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1951–1960. Names that sound alike, such as Daum, are easily confused in old records.

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