Explore the Family Name Demond

The meaning of Demond

1. Altered form of English Damon. 2. French (mainly Ain and Yonne): probably an altered form of Demont.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the Demond surname slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname Demond ranked 32,856 in popularity with a count of 658, corresponding to a proportion of 0.24 per 100k. However, by 2010, despite the rank slipping to 35,721, the count saw only a slight drop to 629, reducing the proportion to 0.21 per 100k. Overall, there was a negative change of 8.72 in rank and a decrease of 4.41 in count over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,856	#35,721	-8.72%
Count	658	629	-4.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.21	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Demond

The ethnic identity associated with the Demond surname also experienced changes over the same decade, as documented by the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, individuals identifying as white represented the largest group at 87.69% but saw a small decrease to 85.06% by 2010. The proportion of those identifying as Black increased marginally from 7.75% in 2000 to 8.59% in 2010. Of note, the percentage of individuals claiming two or more races rose significantly from 1.82% to 3.82%, an increase of 109.89%. There were no people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic in 2000, but by 2010, these groups made up 0.95% and 0.79% respectively. Conversely, individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased from 1.52% to 0.79%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.69%	85.06%	-3%
Black	7.75%	8.59%	10.84%
Two or More Races	1.82%	3.82%	109.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.95%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0.79%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.52%	0.79%	-48.03%