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    The surname Demeter

    A surname, carried by 1,345 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex D536

    Demeter: #19,945 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Demeter #19,945, 1,345 people Demeter: #19,945 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Demeter #19,945, 1,345 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Demeter is more common than 87.7% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,345 people named Demeter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 229,551 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,317.

    #19,945
    rank among US surnames
    1,345
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.1%
    change since 2000 (was #19,107)

    Who is named Demeter

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

    96% of people named Demeter identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • 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.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Demeter?
    1,345 people in the United States had the surname Demeter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 229,551 Americans. It ranked 19,945th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Demeter?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Demeter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Demeter getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,317 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,345 in 2010, up 2.1%.