Desmonde Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Desmonde Surname Definition:

Ó Deasmhumhnaigh This sept migrated from west to east Cork. It is now very numerous throughout the county. MIF 86

Desmonde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:1,392,95161,553
France81:8,302,840321,660
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Desmonde (68) may also be a first name.

Desmonde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Deasmhumhnaigh This sept migrated from west to east Cork. It is now very numerous throughout the county. MIF 86

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Desmonde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Desmonde is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Desmonde? popularity and diffusion

The surname Desmonde is the 2,555,468th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Desmonde live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,181,159th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 68 people.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 1,392,951. In England Desmonde is mostly found in: Merseyside, where 40 percent reside, Cornwall, where 23 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 23 percent reside. Without taking into account England it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in France, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Desmonde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Desmonde has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Desmonde surname decreased 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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