Given name & surname
Demus
“of the common people”·“of the people”
Demus is a variant of Demos. Interpretations include “of the common people” (Greek) and “of the people” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Demus is a variant of Demos. Interpretations include “of the common people” (Greek) and “of the people” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Demus is a variant of Demos. An origin associated with Demos is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Demus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1913
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1913. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 675 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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