Map of Belgium showing where the Dahms arms are recorded
The Dahms arms were recorded in Tournaisis, c. 1737.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in Belgium in this period.
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Sovereign of the period
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
1711–1740
Reigning in Belgium when the Dahms arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Belgium
In Belgium, a coat of arms is considered personal property that is passed down through the male line to legitimate descendants. Families often use the same shield design across generations to show their shared heritage. If a branch of the family wants to change the design, they must apply for an official update to their specific version of the arms.
Granting authority
The Conseil héraldique is the official body that regulates and approves all coats of arms in Belgium.
How they got arms
Families obtain their coats of arms through formal royal grants or by confirming their historical right to use existing designs.
Where arms were recorded
All approved coats of arms are officially recorded in the public registers of the Conseil héraldique since 1844.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Belgium.
Origin & History of the Dahms Family in Belgium
The family name Dahms has deep roots in the region of Tournaisis, where records confirm members of the family were living as early as 1737. This area, located in present-day Belgium, was a crossroads for trade and agriculture during the eighteenth century. The name itself is likely a variant of the Low German name Dames, which functioned as a shortened form of names like Adam or Damasus. As families moved across northern Europe for work or land, these names often shifted in spelling to match the local dialects of the regions where they settled. By the mid-1700s, the Dahms family was well-established within the local social structure of Tournaisis, participating in the daily life and community development of this historic border territory.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Adam
Hebrew for man or earth
This name
DahmsA patronymic form derived from the given name Adam
also spelled
Damaz
Damass
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Archives de l'État à Tournai, État civil et registres paroissiaux (1737)
Heintze, Albert, Die deutschen Familiennamen: geschichtlich, geographisch, sprachlich, 1903
Bahlow, Hans, Deutsches Namenlexikon: Familien- und Vornamen nach Ursprung und Sinn erklärt, 1967
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