Damron Surname

47,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Damron Surname User-submission:

Of French or Belgian in origin. Northern France has a Dameron grape for wine. Damerin has a Flemish coat-of-arms. Wool makers from Flanders migrated to Suffolk County, England where wool making was also an industry. Spelling changed to Dameron.

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Damron Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,7021:33,8684,230
Canada401:921,14070,350
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
England71:7,959,723202,100
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Guam11:160,1214,893
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7771:64,6327,046

Damron (256) may also be a first name.

Damron Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Of French or Belgian in origin. Northern France has a Dameron grape for wine. Damerin has a Flemish coat-of-arms. Wool makers from Flanders migrated to Suffolk County, England where wool making was also an industry. Spelling changed to Dameron. Dameron families owned three manor houses in and around Ipswich, Suffolk County, England in the 1500's. The Dameron's were loyalists during England's civil war siding with the king. The family then moved to Virginia, U.S. and spread losing the "e" in the surname around the American Revolutionary War. Very common surname in certain counties in eastern Kentucky.

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Damron Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Damron Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Damron occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Damron? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 47,862nd most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 675,148 people. Damron occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Damron live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 556,659th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 256 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 10,702 people, or 1 in 33,868. In The United States Damron is most frequent in: Kentucky, where 13 percent live, Ohio, where 12 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.

Damron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Damron has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Damron last name rose 1,377 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Damron Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Damron surname are 17.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.47% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Damron earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.99% less than the national average, earning $38,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.23% less than the national average, earning $47,580 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damrong922,011/
Deamron9234/
Dammron9210/
D'Amron9210/
Damronk921/
Daumron920/
Damroung863/
Daimeron861/
Deameron861/
Damran83118/
Damrom83109/
Damrun8322/
Danron8310/
Demron837/
Domron833/
Damrane77177/
Damrung7754/
Domrong7713/
Dhamran773/
Danrong772/
Dhamroom717/
Damrhung713/
Danran6782/
Damram6776/
Demran6730/
Domran677/
Damrum672/
Donron671/
Damrasing671/

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Damron Reference & Research

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