Dempsy Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Dempsy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dempsy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Ireland281:168,1767,397
England191:2,932,529101,561
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2911:15,2231,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
Scotland281:133,6865,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0231:49,0905,590

Dempsy (203) may also be a first name.

Dempsy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dempsy Come From? nationality or country of origin

Dempsy is found most in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dempsy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dempsy is the 1,222,957th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Dempsy are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dempsy is also the 635,584th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 203 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 3,207,601. In The United States Dempsy is most common in: New Jersey, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Alabama, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States Dempsy is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 15 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Dempsy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dempsy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 90 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dempsy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dempsy surname is predominantly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dempsy last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Dempsy earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.9% more than the national average, earning $52,166 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dempsey9264,328/
Dempsay92228/
Dempsuy921/
Dempsoy920/
Demphsy920/
Deempsey862/
Dempssey862/
Dempseey861/
Denmpsey861/
Deampsey861/
Deimpsey861/
Demphsey860/
Doempsey860/
Dempcy8350/
Dampsy8316/
Dempsi8310/
Dempse835/
Dmpsey832/
Dempzy831/
Denpsy831/
Dympsy830/
Dembsy830/
Dompsy830/
Dimpsy830/
Dempsie77255/
Dimpsey77107/
Dembsey7724/
Dampsey7721/
Denpsey7713/
Dempsui775/
Dempser773/
Dempset773/
Dempsei773/
Dempcey772/
Dëmpsey771/
Denpscy771/
Dempseu771/
Dempses771/
Dampsay771/
Dempsep770/
Deempcy770/
Dampsoy770/
Dempsed770/
Dympsey770/
Dompsey770/
Dimpsay770/
Dempsher7121/
Dempsitd711/
Dimpseys710/
Dempze6722/
Denpse670/
Dimpcy670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dempsy
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