Show origin of famous name the damrosch family not unknown to fame in music and matrimony came by their name in a singular manner years ago in germany when the government was supplying the jews with german cognomens the an aestor of walter and frank appeared the official v was as at a loss what to call him at first but noticing that said ancestor had fiery red hair he wrote him down at blut kopf or red head the descendants objected to the name and changed it to the lit eral hebrew namely dam which means blood and rosh head |