Damen is a
Dutch patronymic surname meaning "son of Daam". Daam is an archaic nickname for Adam (given name), Adam.
Damen
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. 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
*Floris Damen (born 1999), Furry
*Georgius Damen (1887–1954), Dutch cyclist
*Gijs Damen (born 1979), Dutch freestyle swimmer
*Grad Damen (footballer, born 1997), Grad Damen (born 1997), Dutch football midfielder
* (born 1946), Belgian theater and television actor
* (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
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*Hans Daams (born 1962), Dutch racing cyclist
*Jessie Daams (born 1990), Belgian racing cyclist, daughter of Hans
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*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
**Daemen University is named after her
*Tom Daemen (born 1985), Dutch football midfielder
See also
*Daemen University, named for Maria Catharina Daemen
*Daems, surname of the same origin
*Dahmen (surname), German surname
*Damen (disambiguation)
References
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Dutch-language surnames
Patronymic surnames