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

Demerson, 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 Demerson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Demerson in America

Demerson is the 74826th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Demerson surname appeared 258 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Demerson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Demerson 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 Demerson

The surname Demerson has its origins in France, dating back to the 12th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old French words "de" meaning "of" and "merson" which was a regional variant of the word "maison" meaning "house" or "dwelling." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived in a particular house or residence.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Demerson is found in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Sainte-Marie de Maubuisson, a collection of documents from the Maubuisson Abbey in northern France, which dates back to the late 12th century. In these documents, there are references to individuals with the name "de Merson" or "de Mersone."

By the 13th century, the name had evolved into its more modern spelling of Demerson. In the Rôles de l'Échiquier de Normandie, a series of legal records from the Duchy of Normandy, there are mentions of individuals bearing the surname Demerson.

In the 14th century, the name Demerson can be found in the Livre des Bourgeois de Paris, a register of citizens in the city of Paris. This suggests that the name had spread from its original regional roots to become more widespread across France.

One notable figure with the surname Demerson was Jean Demerson, a French theologian and philosopher who lived in the late 16th century (c. 1543-1609). He was a professor at the University of Paris and was known for his works on theology and logic.

Another individual of note was Antoine Demerson (1625-1692), a French architect who worked on several notable buildings in Paris, including the Hôtel de Soubise and the Palais du Luxembourg.

In the 18th century, Pierre Demerson (1700-1768) was a French painter and engraver who was particularly known for his landscapes and architectural renderings.

Moving into the 19th century, Émile Demerson (1823-1886) was a French writer and journalist who was a proponent of the Romantic movement in literature.

Lastly, a more recent example is Jacques Demerson (1935-2018), a French historian and academic who specialized in the study of the French Enlightenment and the works of Voltaire.

While these are just a few examples, the surname Demerson has a long and rich history that can be traced back to its origins in medieval France, where it likely began as a reference to a particular dwelling or residence.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Demerson

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

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 Demerson 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 Demerson 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 Demerson was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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