Damas
See also: damas
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Damas.
Proper noun
Damas (plural Damases)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Damas is the 20553rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1290 individuals. Damas is most common among Hispanic/Latino (46.36%), Black/African American (27.52%) and White (21.47%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Damas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 406.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /da.mas/
Proper noun
Damas f
- Damascus (the capital city of Syria)
Derived terms
- chemin de Damas