Demsey Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Demsey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Demsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Canada481:767,61660,775
Australia271:999,84158,390
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
England71:7,959,723202,100
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Comoros11:749,524685
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3001:167,39615,152

Demsey (90) may also be a first name.

Demsey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Demsey is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Demsey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 703,644th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 17,434,320 people. Demsey is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Demsey are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Demsey is also the 1,005,046th most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 90 people.

The last name Demsey is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 310 people, or 1 in 1,169,222. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 14 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live and New Jersey, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Demsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Demsey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Demsey surname increased 103 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 82 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 40 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Demsey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Demsey last name are 8.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Demsey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 28.12% more than the national average, earning $55,283 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.44% more than the national average, earning $52,885 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Demssey921/
Demmsey921/
Deamsey920/
Demse916,516/
Demsy9130/
Demsie836,775/
Demsse833,867/
Dimsey83309/
Demses8349/
Densey8338/
Damsey8322/
Demsea8318/
Demsys8316/
Dhemse8310/
Demsoy838/
Demser837/
Demsei832/
Deamse832/
Demseh832/
Demzse832/
Domsey831/
Demset831/
Demsae831/
Demsay830/
Demcey830/
Diemse830/
Demssy830/
Demmsy830/
Demssie778,252/
Demsher7773/
Demsess7716/
Demsetz7713/
Demsier771/
Deamsay771/
Dhamsey771/
Demmsie771/
Demssee771/
Demsett770/
Demchey770/
Demshee770/
Denssey770/
Deensey770/
Domssey770/
Damse733,468/
Demsa73687/
Dense73452/
Demsi73265/
Demçe73245/
Dömse73186/
Demze73155/
Demše7398/
Densy7351/
Dimse7342/
Demge7334/
Demce7333/
Domse7326/
Domsy7318/
Damsy738/
Dimsy731/
Demcy730/
Demjy730/
Dhamshey711/
Demssess711/
Demsis673,060/
Dinsey671,312/
Daamse67395/
Dhomse67332/
Denser67224/
Diense67128/
Domszy67119/
Denseh67117/
Domshy6795/
Dimsoy6766/
Densee6764/
Demchy6756/
Demsia6755/
Densei6755/
Denzey6739/
Dhamse6734/
Demsat6732/
Demsha6728/
Doense6726/
Demsou6725/
Demsas6723/
Demšer6721/
Demche6720/
Domseu6719/
Dengey6712/
Damsee6710/
Demssa679/
Demsah677/
Densie676/
Densay676/
Demzee675/
Dahmsy675/
Denses674/
Diemsi674/
Demssi674/
Domshe673/
Domseh672/
Deenzy672/
Densse672/
Damshe672/
Damseh672/
Damsie672/
Damsse672/
Dohmse671/
Dimzey671/
Dhimse671/
Demgee671/
Demsai671/
Dencey671/
Densiy671/
Denshe671/
Dimsea671/
Deense671/
Daimse671/
Damsay671/
Damsøe671/
Daemsi671/
Demsić671/
Demjea671/
Demjeu671/
Demjeň671/
Dimsay671/
Domsee671/
Demsih671/
Dammse671/
Demcay670/
Dimcey670/
Deensy670/
Domsie670/
Dennsy670/
Demger670/
Deunsy670/
Demzer670/
Denset670/
Domsea670/

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Demsey Reference & Research

Dempsey DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Dempsey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Demsey
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