# Diamond (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/diamond/  
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 German or Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 21,586 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,670 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 14,303 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.5% (20,860 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Dimond |

## Etymology

* As a female given name, from diamond (gemstone). * As a German surname, Anglicized form of Diamant. * As a Irish surname, Anglicized form of Irish Ó Diamáin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Diamond 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) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

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

## People named Diamond

- Jared Diamond, American scientist, historian, and author (born 1937)
- Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter
- Douglas Diamond, American economist and professor of finance
- Skin Diamond, American pornographic actress
- Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor
- Reed Diamond, American actor
- Dustin Diamond, American actor, musician, director, and stand-up comedian (1977–2021)
- David Diamond, American classical composer (1915-2005)
- I. A. L. Diamond, American screenwriter (1920–1988)
- Marian Diamond, American professor of human anatomy and neuroanatomy (1926–2017)
- Michael Diamond, Australian sport shooter
- Don Diamond, American actor (1921–2011)

and 11 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Dumond, Dimond, Dymond, Dumont, Dement, Demonte.

## 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.