Demarest Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

If a Demarest family bore arms, our report explains whose they were and what the blazon shows.

How common is Demarest?

The Demarest family name is well attested in modern population records.

We don't publish a meaning for Demarest without a reliable source. Our researchers work it out from the records of each family. The 2010 US Census counted 2,904 people named Demarest, ranking it number 10,956 among American surnames. INSEE counts 2,838 people born in France with the Demarest surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1951–1960. There were 140 such births in the 1890s and 233 in the 1990s.

Get the complete Demarest report, with a museum-style coat of arms.