Dahms: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Dahms, so the heraldry linked to Dahm is a starting point, not an automatic right.

The meaning behind Dahms

Dahms is a familiar spelling of the German name Dahm. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Short form of Adam”.

The extra ending in Dahms is patronymic: it identified a person as belonging to Dahm's family. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. You may also find the name written Dahme, Dam and Dahmen. The 2010 US Census counted 1,842 people named Dahms, ranking it number 15,806 among American surnames.

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