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

Demyan, 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 Demyan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Demyan in America

Demyan is the 41501st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Demyan surname appeared 524 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 Demyan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Demyan 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 Demyan

The surname DEMYAN is of Russian origin and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Russian given name Demyan, which is a variant of the Greek name Damian, meaning "to tame" or "to subdue." The name was particularly common in the regions of Moscow, Novgorod, and Pskov.

In the 17th century, the name DEMYAN appeared in several historical records, including the Pistsovye Knigi (cadastral survey books) of the Russian Empire. One of the earliest recorded instances was Demyan Ivanovich, a landowner from the Tver region in the early 1600s.

The name DEMYAN can also be found in some old Russian manuscripts, such as the Zhitie Prepodobnogo Sergiya Radonezhskogo (Life of St. Sergius of Radonezh), written in the 15th century, which mentions a certain Demyan, a disciple of the revered saint.

In the 18th century, the DEMYAN surname gained prominence with the birth of Demyan Bedny (1883-1945), a famous Russian poet and satirist known for his biting political commentary during the Soviet era.

Another notable figure with the surname DEMYAN was Demyan Luchitsky (1670-1721), a Ukrainian architect and engineer who designed several churches and fortifications in the Russian Empire, including the Assumption Cathedral in Kharkiv.

The DEMYAN surname can also be traced to the village of Demyanskoye in the Tver region, which likely derived its name from an early settler with the same surname.

Other historical figures bearing the surname DEMYAN include Demyan Manuilov (1705-1767), a Russian merchant and philanthropist who funded the construction of several churches and monasteries, and Demyan Kutuzov (1768-1823), a Russian general who served during the Napoleonic Wars.

While the name DEMYAN is predominantly Russian, it has also been adopted by other Slavic cultures, particularly in Ukraine and Belarus, where variations such as Demyanchuk and Demyanets can be found.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Demyan

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

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

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