Explore the Family Name Demara

The meaning of Demara

1. Altered form of French Desmarais. 2. Spanish: possibly a habitational name for someone from Mara in Zaragoza province, Spain, with fused preposition de ‘from’. This surname is apparently not found in Spain. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Rosalinda.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Demara has shown a slight increase in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the surname Demara ranked 41,203 and by 2010 it had moved to 40,909, showing an increase of approximately 0.71%. The actual count of individuals carrying this surname also increased from 499 in 2000 to 533 in 2010, marking an increase of 6.81%. However, the proportion per 100k remained static at 0.18 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,203	#40,909	0.71%
Count	499	533	6.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.18	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Demara

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Demara has seen changes over the course of a decade, as per the information from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 59.92% of individuals with this surname identified as White, dropping to 51.41% by 2010. There was a notable increase among those identifying as Hispanic, up from 36.87% in 2000 to 45.97% in 2010. Additionally, in 2010, 1.5% of individuals with the last name Demara identified as Black. It's important to note, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010, based on the available census data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	59.92%	51.41%	-14.2%
Hispanic	36.87%	45.97%	24.68%
Black	0%	1.5%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%