Explore the Family Name Demissie

The meaning of Demissie

Ethiopian: from the personal name Demissie, which is interpreted as ‘my destroyer’ in the Amharic language. — Note: Since Ethiopians do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Demissie has significantly increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Demissie was ranked 76,208th in popularity and by 2010, it had jumped to the 43,151st spot, marking a 43.38% change. The count of people bearing the surname also rose from 235 in 2000 to 501 in 2010, indicating an increase of 113.19%. Moreover, the proportion of individuals with the Demissie surname per 100,000 people nearly doubled, growing from 0.09 to 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,208	#43,151	43.38%
Count	235	501	113.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.17	88.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Demissie

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Demissie, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that most bearers of this surname are Black, with the percentage increasing from 86.38% in 2000 to 96.61% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity bearing this surname during both census years. However, the percentage of those identifying as White or having two or more races did see some changes. In 2000, 10.21% identified as part of two or more races, but this figure dropped by 86.29% in 2010. Meanwhile, there was a slight emergence of white individuals bearing this surname, increasing from 0% in 2000 to 1.20% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	86.38%	96.61%	11.84%
Two or More Races	10.21%	1.4%	-86.29%
White	0%	1.2%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%