Find out how popular the last name DeMar is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named DeMar.

DeMar, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the DeMar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeMar in America

DeMar is the 16079th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeMar surname appeared 1,801 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname DeMar.

We can also compare 2010 data for DeMar to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name DeMar

The surname DEMAR is believed to have originated in France during the 12th century. It is derived from the Old French word "demarer," which means "to dwell by the sea." This suggests that the name's earliest bearers lived in coastal regions of France.

DEMAR is a variation of the more common French surname "DEMARRE." The earliest recorded spelling of the name is found in the Cartulaire de Notre-Dame de Paris, a 13th-century manuscript that contains documents related to the Church of Notre-Dame in Paris. In this manuscript, the name appears as "de Marre."

One of the earliest known bearers of the DEMAR surname was Jean de Marre, a French soldier who fought in the Hundred Years' War in the 14th century. He was mentioned in a chronicle of the war, which recorded his participation in the Battle of Crécy in 1346.

In the 15th century, the name appears in records from the town of Dieppe, a coastal town in Normandy, France. This lends further support to the theory that the name originated among those who lived near the sea.

During the 16th century, a prominent bearer of the DEMAR surname was Jacques de Marre, a French explorer who accompanied Jacques Cartier on his voyages to Canada. He is mentioned in Cartier's accounts of his explorations in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River.

Another notable figure with the DEMAR surname was Jean-Baptiste de Marre, a French engineer and military architect who lived in the 17th century. He was responsible for designing and constructing several fortifications in France, including the Citadelle of Lille.

In the 18th century, the DEMAR surname can be found in records from the region of Brittany, France. One notable bearer from this time was René-Auguste de Marre, a Breton nobleman and writer who authored several works on the history and culture of Brittany.

As the name spread beyond France, it can be found in records from other parts of Europe and eventually in North America. Examples include François de Marre, a Belgian soldier who fought in the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century, and Jean-Baptiste DEMAR, a French-Canadian settler who established a farm in Quebec in the late 18th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeMar

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname DeMar.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for DeMar was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of DeMar has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name DeMar was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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