How common is the surname Demos?

1,732 people in the United States had the surname Demos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,260 Americans. It ranked 16,570th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Demos?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Demos identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Demos most common?

Wikidata records people named Demos in Australia.

Is the surname Demos getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,779 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,732 in 2010, down 2.6%.

The surname Demos

A surname, carried by 1,732 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Demos is more common than 89.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,732 people named Demos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 178,260 Americans. That is down 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,779.

#16,570

rank among US surnames

1,732

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-2.6%

change since 2000 (was #15,194)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,570	Gokey	1,732	178,260
#16,575	Gaw	1,731	178,363

Who is named Demos

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

94% of people named Demos identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Two or more races 0.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Demoss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Adam Demos
Australian actor, born 1985

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Demos

Demos 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 Demos?: 1,732 people in the United States had the surname Demos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,260 Americans. It ranked 16,570th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Demos?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Demos identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Demos?: Adam Demos, Australian actor.
Where is the surname Demos most common?: Wikidata records people named Demos in Australia.
Is the surname Demos getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,779 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,732 in 2010, down 2.6%.