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Damian Name Meaning

French, Spanish (Damián), Italian (Venice), Czech and Slovak (Damián), and Polish: from the medieval personal name Damian, Greek Damianos (from damazein ‘to subdue’). St. Damian was an early Christian saint martyred in Cilicia in ad 303 under the emperor Domitian, together with his brother Cosmas. In some accounts the brothers are said to have been doctors, and together they were regarded as the patrons of physicians and apothecaries. A later St. Damian lived in the 7th–8th centuries and was bishop of Pavia; he may have had some influence on the popularity of the personal name in Italy. Americanized spelling of Hungarian Damján or Damján or Slovenian Damjan, Damijan, cognates with 1. Jewish (from Poland): either an ornamental adoption of the Polish personal name Damian as a surname, or a habitational name from the village of Damiany in northeastern Poland.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Fabian, Domian, Damas, Damon, Damiano, Demyan, Daman, Damiani, Dalin

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Damian Family Origin

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You can see how Damian families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Damian family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Damian families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 3 Damian families living in Durham. This was about 30% of all the recorded Damian's in the UK. Durham had the highest population of Damian families in 1891.
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Damian Family Occupations

What did your Damian ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Clerk Stock Exchange and Letting Apartments were the top reported jobs for men and women in the UK named Damian. 34% of Damian men worked as a Clerk Stock Exchange and 25% of Damian women worked as a Letting Apartments. Some less common occupations for Americans named Damian were Retired Journalist and Waitress

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Top Male Occupations in 1939

  • Clerk Stock Exchange
    34%
  • Condenser Minder Woollen Mill motor Driver Blanket
    34%
  • Retired Journalist
    34%

Top Female Occupations in 1939

  • Letting Apartments
    25%
  • Tic D
    25%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    25%
  • Waitress
    25%

*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Damian Historical Records

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Passenger List

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Damian. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Damian. For the veterans among your Damian ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Damian Life Expectancy

What is the average Damian lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Damian life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1963. The average life expectancy for Damian in 1960 was 32, and 63 in 2004.

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