How common is the surname Deems?

1,499 people in the United States had the surname Deems in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 205,968 Americans. It ranked 18,457th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Deems?

Barrett Deems, American musician (1914–1998).

Where is the surname Deems most common?

Wikidata records people named Deems in the United States.

Is the surname Deems getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,533 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,499 in 2010, down 2.2%.

The surname Deems

A surname, carried by 1,499 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Deems is more common than 88.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,499 people named Deems in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 205,968 Americans. That is down 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,533.

#18,457

rank among US surnames

1,499

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-2.2%

change since 2000 (was #17,073)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,448	Ristau	1,500	205,830
#18,457	Weakland	1,499	205,968

Who is named Deems

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Deems identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as two or more races and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Deemss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Barrett Deems
American musician (1914–1998)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Deems

Deems has the Soundex code D520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D520.

Questions

How common is the surname Deems?: 1,499 people in the United States had the surname Deems in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 205,968 Americans. It ranked 18,457th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Deems?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Deems identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Deems?: Barrett Deems, American musician (1914–1998).
Where is the surname Deems most common?: Wikidata records people named Deems in the United States.
Is the surname Deems getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,533 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,499 in 2010, down 2.2%.