Explore the Family Name Demas

The meaning of Demas

1. Greek: variant of Dimas 2, found chiefly in North America. This is also a shortened (and altered) form of Greek patronymics such as Demopoulos or Dimopoulos. 2. French: variant of Dumas. 3. Altered form of French Demers.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Demas has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 16,754th in terms of popularity with a count of 1,570 individuals carrying that last name. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 18,457 with a lower count of 1,499 individuals, marking a change of -10.16% in rank and -4.52% in count. The proportion of people with the Demas surname per 100k also decreased by 12.07%, from 0.58 in 2000 to 0.51 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,754	#18,457	-10.16%
Count	1,570	1,499	-4.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.51	-12.07%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Demas

In terms of ethnicity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the largest group with the Demas surname identified as White, making up 80.25% in 2000 and 77.38% in 2010. The second largest group identified as Black, constituting 12.61% in 2000 and increasing to 14.81% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic made up 4.65% in 2000, which increased slightly to 5.00% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as having two or more races grew from 1.78% in 2000 to 2.07% in 2010. Notably, there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, these groups accounted for 0.40% and 0.33% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	80.25%	77.38%	-3.58%
Black	12.61%	14.81%	17.45%
Hispanic	4.65%	5%	7.53%
Two or More Races	1.78%	2.07%	16.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.4%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.33%	0%