How common is the surname DeMille?

1,269 people in the United States had the surname DeMille in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 243,298 Americans. It ranked 20,806th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname DeMille?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named DeMille identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named DeMille?

Cecil B. DeMille, American film director, producer and actor (1881–1959), followed by Agnes de Mille.

Where is the surname DeMille most common?

Wikidata records people named DeMille in the United States.

Is the surname DeMille getting more or less common?

More common. 929 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,269 in 2010, up 37%.

The surname DeMille

A French surname, carried by 1,269 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex D540

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). DeMille is more common than 87.2% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from Belgian French De Mille.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,269 people named DeMille in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 243,298 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 929.

#20,806

rank among US surnames

1,269

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+36.6%

change since 2000 (was #25,060)

Who is named DeMille

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

93% of people named DeMille identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous DeMilles

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cecil B. DeMille
American film director, producer and actor (1881–1959)
Agnes de Mille
American dancer and choreographer (1905–1993)
William Churchill deMille
American screenwriter and film director (1878-1955)
Katherine DeMille
Actress (1911-1995)
Nelson DeMille
American writer (1943–2024)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like DeMille

Demello

DeMille has the Soundex code D540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D540.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname DeMille come from?: Borrowed from Belgian French De Mille.
How common is the surname DeMille?: 1,269 people in the United States had the surname DeMille in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 243,298 Americans. It ranked 20,806th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname DeMille?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named DeMille identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named DeMille?: Cecil B. DeMille, American film director, producer and actor (1881–1959), followed by Agnes de Mille.
Where is the surname DeMille most common?: Wikidata records people named DeMille in the United States.
Is the surname DeMille getting more or less common?: More common. 929 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,269 in 2010, up 37%.