Damen (surname)
Damen or Daemen is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "son of Daam". Daam is an archaic nickname for Adam. Variant forms are Daamen, Daams, Daems, and Dame. Notable people with these surnames include:
Damen
- Abby Damen, New Zealand actress
- Alessandro Damen, Dutch football goalkeeper
- Arnold Damen, Dutch Jesuit missionary in Chicago, founder of eight schools
- Gijs Damen, Dutch freestyle swimmer
- Grad Damen, Dutch football midfielder
- , Belgian theater and television actor
- , Dutch violinist
- José Damen, Dutch butterfly swimmer
- Karen Damen, Flemish singer, actress, and television host
- Kommer Damen, Dutch shipbuilder and CEO of the Damen Group
- Onorato Damen, Italian communist revolutionary
- Piet Damen, Dutch racing cyclist
Daams
- Hans Daams, Dutch racing cyclist
- Jessie Daams, Belgian racing cyclist, daughter of Hans
Daemen
- Jan Daemen Cool, Dutch portrait painter
- Joan Daemen, Belgian cryptographer
- Maria Catharina Daemen or Mother Magdalena Daemen, Dutch Franciscan sister who founded a religious congregation
- Tom Daemen, Dutch football midfielder