How Many People Have the Last Name Desmond?
people had the surname Desmond in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 39,841 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+162 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Desmond (89%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Desmond ranks #3,623. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Desmond grew from 7,233 people in 2000 to 7,395 in 2010 (up 2.2%), and its rank fell from #4,514 to #4,783. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.68 to 2.51 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 7,233 | 7,395 |
| Rank | #4,514 | #4,783 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.68 | 2.51 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Desmond
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Desmond: D255
👤 Desmond as a First Name
Desmond is a first name too: about 37,946 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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