# Desmet (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/desmet/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,204 |
| US rank (2010) | 21,648 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 256,433 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.1% (1,146 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Desmet in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Desmet in Belgium.

## People named Desmet

- Gilbert Desmet, Belgian cyclist (1931–2024)
- Philippe Desmet, Belgian footballer
- Stijn De Smet, Belgian association football player
- Armand Desmet, Belgian cyclist (1931–2012)
- Hanne Desmet, Belgian short track speed skater
- Gustave De Smet, Belgian painter (1877-1943)
- Gustaaf De Smet, Belgian cyclist (1935–2020)
- Stijn Desmet, Belgian short track speed skater
- Thibault De Smet, association football player
- Tibo De Smet, Belgian middle-distance runner

## Similar surnames

Desanto, DeSantis, Desantiago, DiSanto, Dechant, Desantos.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.