How common is the surname Demoss?

5,399 people in the United States had the surname Demoss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,186 Americans. It ranked 6,323rd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Demoss getting more or less common?

More common. 5,205 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,399 in 2010, up 3.7%.

The surname Demoss

A surname, carried by 5,399 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). Demoss is more common than 96.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,399 people named Demoss in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,186 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,205.

#6,323

rank among US surnames

5,399

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #6,078)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,315	Gagliardi	5,404	57,133
#6,318	Loucks	5,403	57,143
#6,321	Faris	5,401	57,165
#6,323	Demoss	5,399	57,186
#6,325	Hash	5,397	57,207
#6,326	Overman	5,396	57,217
#6,327	Delano	5,392	57,260

Who is named Demoss

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

89% of people named Demoss identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Demoss

Demoss 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 Demoss?: 5,399 people in the United States had the surname Demoss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,186 Americans. It ranked 6,323rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Demoss?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Demoss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Demoss getting more or less common?: More common. 5,205 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,399 in 2010, up 3.7%.