Damore

Damore is a surname of Italian origin. It is found in Italy and among Italian diaspora communities, including North America and other regions with Italian immigration. The name is often linked to variants such as D'Amore or De Amore, which reflect common Italian patterns for forming family names from given phrases or nicknames. The precise origin of the surname is not definitively documented, but it is generally associated with the Italian word amore, meaning love, and may have developed through patronymic, topographic, or nickname-based processes.

In contemporary usage, Damore appears most prominently as a family name. Notable individuals with the surname include James Damore, an American software engineer who gained widespread attention for authoring an internal Google memo in 2017 addressing topics related to diversity, policy, and biology. The memo and its reception sparked extensive public and media discussion about workplace culture, engineering, and social policy. Aside from this figure, the surname is carried by various people across different professions, reflecting its geographic and cultural distribution rather than a single defining association.

Because Damore is closely related to other Italian surnames such as D'Amore, Amore, and De Amore, some records may list closely related spellings or anglicized forms. The name thus appears in diverse contexts, from genealogical research to contemporary public discourse, without a single, uniform origin story beyond its general Italian roots.