How common is the surname Demarco?

14,731 people in the United States had the surname Demarco in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,959 Americans. It ranked 2,452nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Demarco?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Demarco identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Demarco?

Tom DeMarco, American software engineer, author, and consultant, followed by Laura DeMarco.

Where is the surname Demarco most common?

Wikidata records people named Demarco in the United States.

Is the surname Demarco getting more or less common?

More common. 14,463 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,731 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Demarco

An Italian surname, carried by 14,731 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex D562

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Demarco is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Rare spelling of Italian De Marco.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,731 people named Demarco in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,959 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,463.

#2,452

rank among US surnames

14,731

people in 2010

5.0

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,300)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,443	Rea	14,819	20,834
#2,444	Griffiths	14,805	20,854
#2,445	Ireland	14,800	20,861
#2,446	Marion	14,777	20,894
#2,447	Lira	14,758	20,921
#2,448	Schuler	14,745	20,939
#2,449	Unger	14,738	20,949

Who is named Demarco

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

94% of people named Demarco identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Demarcos

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tom DeMarco
American software engineer, author, and consultant, born 1940
Laura DeMarco
American mathematician, born 1974
Tony DeMarco
American boxer (1932–2021)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Demarco

Demarco has the Soundex code D562, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D562.

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Demarco come from?: Rare spelling of Italian De Marco.
How common is the surname Demarco?: 14,731 people in the United States had the surname Demarco in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,959 Americans. It ranked 2,452nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Demarco?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Demarco identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Demarco?: Tom DeMarco, American software engineer, author, and consultant, followed by Laura DeMarco.
Where is the surname Demarco most common?: Wikidata records people named Demarco in the United States.
Is the surname Demarco getting more or less common?: More common. 14,463 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,731 in 2010, up 1.9%.