The Demarco surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,731 people carried this name — #2,452 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 20,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 14,463 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Demarco surname

Rare spelling of Italian De Marco.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Demarco» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 2,538 people named Demarco live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 1,412
City of Buenos Aires 454
Córdoba 221
Santa Fe 178
Corrientes 77
Entre Ríos 76
La Pampa 21
Neuquén 20

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

58 people named Demarco live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Vaud 22
Zurich 15
Neuchâtel 7
Valais 5
Basel-Stadt 3
Geneva 3
Ticino 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 30 people named Demarco.

9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 9
Paris 8
Alpes-Maritimes 7
Ardèche 1
Bouches-du-Rhône 1
Corsica 1
Moselle 1
Rhône 1
Val-d’Oise 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Demarco in American newspapers,
1913–1925.

Newspaper page from The Brattleboro Daily Reformer carrying the name Demarco
The Brattleboro Daily Reformer 1913-03-03
Newspaper page from The Evening World carrying the name Demarco
The Evening World 1914-10-02
Newspaper page from Brownsville Herald carrying the name Demarco
Brownsville Herald 1925-12-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,449 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Demarco in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1980s.

155 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Demarco. The most, 39, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 4.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 76
ACT (Canberra) 26
New South Wales 15
Victoria 15
Western Australia 12
Queensland 8
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Demarco.

Who carried it

People named Demarco,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Domenico Demarco 1912–2008 · economist
  • Domenico Demarco 1912–2008 · economist
  • Hugo Demarco 1932–1995 · painter
  • Hugo Demarco 1932–1995 · painter

Wikidata (CC0) · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Demarco,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States3,715 records

3,715 records of the Demarco name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,491
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 671
  • Other U.S. records 1,553
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Frederick S. Demarco

    Born 1908 in Rhode Island. Enlisted 1943 at San Francisco, California; bartender. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1978, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Maria Demarco

    Arrived at New York in 1901 aboard the Burgundia from Naples, aged 4; laborer. From Caiazzo, Caserta, Italy; bound for New Haven.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Billy Joe Demarco

    Born 1947; from Las Cruces, New Mexico. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Cambodia.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 3,715 records for Demarco in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

France137 records

137 records of the Demarco name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marcel Louis Demarco

    Born 1915 in Argenteuil (Yvelines); died 1979 in Argenteuil (Val-d'Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Maria Demarco

    Born 1906 in Italy; died 1999 in Carignan-de-Bordeaux (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Vincenzo Demarco

    Born 1932 in Italy; died 1994 in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 137 records for Demarco in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands37 records

37 records of the Demarco name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 28
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 9
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Giacomo Leonardo De Marco

    Married in 1928 in Nijmegen; terrazzo worker.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Luigia Elisabetta de Marco

    Married in 1935 in Bergen op Zoom.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Jannis Leendert de Marco

    In the population register of Ellewoutsdijk; smith, born 1816 in Schoondijke.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Borsele (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 37 records for Demarco in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia30 records

30 records of the Demarco name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 16
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 10
  • Other Australian records 4
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Annibale De Marco

    Former manufacturer of Elsternwick, Victoria; died 1943.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ethel Demarco

    Arrived in Victoria in 1908 aboard the Bremen, aged 28.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Joseph De Marco

    Died 1995; buried at Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 30 records for Demarco in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Demarco name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Other Canadian records 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Hugh Demarco

    Died 1983, aged 68; buried at Transcona Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Nicholas Demarco

    Died 1966 in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Joseph Julius De Marco

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 10 records for Demarco in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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