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

Dormeus, 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 Dormeus surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dormeus in America

Dormeus is the 53913th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dormeus surname appeared 383 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 Dormeus.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dormeus 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 Dormeus

The surname Dormeus has its origins in France, where it first emerged in the early 13th century. The name is derived from the Old French word "dormeur," which translates to "sleeper" or "slumberer." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who exhibited a tendency to sleep excessively or perhaps to a night watchman tasked with ensuring the safety of others while they slept.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Dormeus surname can be found in the Parisian tax rolls of 1292, where a certain Guillaume Dormeus is listed as a resident of the city's Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood. In the centuries that followed, variations of the name, such as Dormieux and Dormeaux, began to appear in various regions of France, including Normandy, Brittany, and Poitou.

The Dormeus name also found its way into several historical manuscripts and records from the Middle Ages. For instance, a Jehan Dormeus is mentioned in a 1367 document from the Duchy of Burgundy, where he is described as a master carpenter. In the 15th century, a Nicolas Dormeus is listed as a prominent merchant in the city of Lyon, trading in silk and other luxury goods.

As the surname spread across Europe, it underwent further transformations. In England, where the name likely arrived with Norman settlers after the Conquest of 1066, it evolved into the form "Dormouse." One notable bearer of this anglicized version was John Dormouse (c. 1420-1490), a renowned scholar and theologian who served as the Archdeacon of Canterbury during the reign of King Henry VI.

Another distinguished figure with the Dormeus name was Marie Dormeus (1560-1628), a French noblewoman and courtier who wielded significant influence at the court of King Henry IV. She is said to have played a pivotal role in arranging the monarch's marriage to Marie de' Medici, which helped to secure the French throne for the Bourbon dynasty.

The Dormeus surname also found its way to the New World, with several bearers of the name appearing in early colonial records. One such individual was Pierre Dormeus (1625-1692), a French Huguenot who fled religious persecution and settled in the Dutch colony of New Netherland (present-day New York) in the mid-17th century. His descendants went on to establish themselves as prominent merchants and landowners in the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dormeus

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

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

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