# Desmond (surname)

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

A surname from Irish, anglicised from Ó Deasmhumhnaigh, meaning "a man from South Munster".

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,395 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,783 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 41,751 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.2% (7,233 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɛzmənd/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Irish Ó Deasmhumhnaigh.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Desmond 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) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Desmond in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Desmond

- Paul Desmond, American jazz musician (1924-1977)
- William Desmond, American actor (1878–1949)
- Ian Desmond, American baseball player
- Matthew Desmond, American sociologist
- Florence Desmond, British actress (1905-1993)
- Maryanne Trump Barry, American judge (1937–2023)

## Similar surnames

Desimone, Dickman, Dishman, Degnan, Dykeman, Dignan, Doughman, Duignan.

## 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.