Damon

6,971 people in the United States were counted with the surname Damon in the 2020 census, making it the 4,905th most common in the country. That is about one person in 42,900.

By the numbers

People: 6,971
Rank: 4,905th
How common: 1 in 42,900
Per 100,000: 2.3

Where the name comes from

Origin a patronymic

From Ancient Greek Δάμων, a name famous for the story of Damon and Pythias; derivative of δαμάζω (“to tame, subdue”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Who bears the name

How people with the surname Damon described their own race and Hispanic origin at the 2020 census:

White, not Hispanic 72.8%
Black, not Hispanic 13.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 4.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino 3.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic 1.2%

Notable people called Damon

Matt Damon (born 1970)American actor
Jerome Damon (born 1972)South African football referee
Grey Damon (born 1987)American actor
Mark Damon (1933–2024)American film actor and producer
Cathryn Damon (1930–1987)American actress
Johnny Damon (born 1973)American professional baseball outfielder
Gabriel Damon (born 1976)American actor
Stuart Damon (1937–2021)American actor

People named Damon with articles in the most Wikipedia languages. Data from Wikidata (CC0).

Surnames like Damon

Also a first name

Damon has been given to 69,157 American babies as a first name since 1880, peaking in 1976. See it as a given name.

Try it on yourself

Source: US Census Bureau, Frequently Occurring Surnames, 2020. The Census describes the file as the surnames borne by 100 or more people; rarer names are not published. The line is not quite exact, and 617 published names come in under it, the smallest at 92 people. Race and Hispanic origin are self-reported. Rates are worked out against the 298.9 million people the file's own figures are calculated on, which is fewer than the census counted in all: the difference is everyone whose surname was too rare to publish.