How common is the surname Dempster?

2,565 people in the United States had the surname Dempster in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,369 Americans. It ranked 12,148th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dempster?

Carol Dempster, American actress (1901–1991), followed by Zak Dempster.

Where is the surname Dempster most common?

Wikidata records people named Dempster in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Dempster getting more or less common?

More common. 2,442 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,565 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname Dempster

An occupational surname, carried by 2,565 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D512

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dempster is more common than 92.5% of them.

Origin

From deemster.

Dempster is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,565 people named Dempster in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,369 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,442.

#12,148

rank among US surnames

2,565

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #11,753)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,140	Tuten	2,566	120,322
#12,148	Rosato	2,565	120,369
#12,153	Buff	2,564	120,416
#12,156	Noack	2,563	120,463

Who is named Dempster

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

84% of people named Dempster identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dempsters

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carol Dempster
American actress (1901–1991)
Zak Dempster
Australian racing cyclist, born 1987

Notable Dempsters come mostly from the United States (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Dempster

Dempster has the Soundex code D512, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D512.

Questions

Where does the surname Dempster come from?: From deemster.
How common is the surname Dempster?: 2,565 people in the United States had the surname Dempster in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,369 Americans. It ranked 12,148th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dempster?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Dempster identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dempster?: Carol Dempster, American actress (1901–1991), followed by Zak Dempster.
Where is the surname Dempster most common?: Wikidata records people named Dempster in the United States and Australia.
What type of surname is Dempster?: Dempster is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Dempster getting more or less common?: More common. 2,442 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,565 in 2010, up 5.0%.