Damen (surname)

Damen is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "son of Daam". Daam is an archaic nickname for Adam. 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
 * (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


 * Floris Damen (born 1999), Dutch YouTuber and streamer also known as Fundy from the Dream SMP
 * 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