The name Dam is English and the Coat of Arms contains Black shield with three fishes.
Spelling variations include: Damm, Dam, Damms Damme and others.
First found in Norfolk where they were anciently seated as Lords of the Manor.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Many settlers were recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.
The name Dam is German and the Coat of Arms contains A gold shield with two gold mullets pierced on a red fess dancetty.
Spelling variations include: Damann, Dammann, Daman, Dammann, Damm and others.
First found in Oldenburg, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Edward Daman, who settled in Philadelphia in 1859; John Daman settled in Philadelphia in 1773; John F. Damann settled in Philadelphia in 1844.
The name Dam is Dutch and the Coat of Arms contains Gold with a red deer rampant.