Explore the Family Name Demel

The meaning of Demel

German: from a pet form of the personal name Thomas, but in most cases variant of Dehmel, from an old personal name Dagomar, formed with Old High German tac ‘day’. Some characteristic forenames: German Alois, Ewald, Florian, Kurt, Reinhard, Wilhelm.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Demel saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 32,161st most popular, but dropped to 34,073rd in 2010, marking a decline of 5.95%. The count of individuals with the surname also fell from 676 in 2000 to 667 in 2010, a reduction of 1.33%. Furthermore, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 8% over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,161	#34,073	-5.95%
Count	676	667	-1.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.23	-8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Demel

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Demel also changed somewhat according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by approximately 31%, rising from 6.07% in 2000 to 7.95% in 2010. However, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant drop of 21.05%, decreasing from 2.66% to 2.10%. There was a slight decrease among those identifying as "Two or more races," from 1.63% to 1.50%, while the percentage of those identifying as White also fell slightly, from 89.20% to 87.56%. Interestingly, there was a new emergence of individuals identifying as Black, at 0.90%, where there had been none in 2000. The percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.2%	87.56%	-1.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	6.07%	7.95%	30.97%
Hispanic	2.66%	2.1%	-21.05%
Two or More Races	1.63%	1.5%	-7.98%
Black	0%	0.9%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%