Explore the Family Name Demore

The meaning of Demore

1. Americanized form of French Desmarais. 2. French: patronymic, with fused preposition de ‘of’, from the nickname More 2 ‘Moor’. 3. Americanized form of Flemish and Dutch De Moor ‘the Moor’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Demore has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked at 23,739; however, by 2010, it had dropped to a rank of 26,042, marking a decline of 9.7%. The number of individuals carrying the surname also decreased from 995 in 2000 to 941 in 2010, a reduction of 5.43%. Additionally, the proportion of people with this surname per 100k fell by 13.51% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,739	#26,042	-9.7%
Count	995	941	-5.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.32	-13.51%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Demore

Regarding its ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that most individuals with the Demore surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 90.35% to 86.61%. The percentage of people identifying as Black saw a modest increase of 10.23%, moving from 7.04% in 2000 to 7.76% in 2010. There was also a significant increase of 151.15% in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.31% to 3.29%. The group identifying as two or more races also grew by 53.33%, going from 0.90% in 2000 to 1.38% in 2010. No individuals with the surname Demore identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.35%	86.61%	-4.14%
Black	7.04%	7.76%	10.23%
Hispanic	1.31%	3.29%	151.15%
Two or More Races	0.9%	1.38%	53.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%