Explore the Family Name Dearmond

The meaning of Dearmond

Irish: variant of Dermond, a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duibhdhiorma ‘descendant of Duibhdhiorma’ a personal name meaning ‘black trooper’ (see Dormer 2). There has been some confusion between the personal names Duibhdhiorma and Diarmaid, so that Dearmond alternates with McDermott. See also Dearman 2.

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How common is the last name Dearmond in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Dearmond saw a slight decrease in ranking between 2000 and 2010, moving from rank 13,101 to 13,600, marking a change of -3.81%. However, despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with the surname Dearmond rose by 4.06% within the same period, increasing from 2,141 in 2000 to 2,228 in 2010. This indicates that although its popularity ranking dipped slightly, more individuals bore the Dearmond surname in 2010 than in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,101	#13,600	-3.81%
Count	2,141	2,228	4.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.79	0.76	-3.8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dearmond

The ethnicity associated with the surname Dearmond has seen shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The biggest changes were seen among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, with increases of 38.10% and 37.33% respectively. There was also a significant increase among those identifying as Hispanic (24.19%) and Black (17.63%). Conversely, there was a slight decrease in the percentage of those identifying as White, down by 2.80%. The proportion of individuals identified as being of two or more ethnicities also saw a modest decrease of 6.05%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.31%	83.89%	-2.8%
Black	6.07%	7.14%	17.63%
Hispanic	4.3%	5.34%	24.19%
Two or More Races	2.15%	2.02%	-6.05%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.75%	1.03%	37.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.42%	0.58%	38.1%