The Dement surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,376 people carried this name — #7,595 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 67,600 people counted. That is up 7% from 4,107 in 2000.

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In print

Dement in American newspapers,
1878–1910.

Newspaper page from Dodge City Times carrying the name Dement
Dodge City Times 1878-06-29
Newspaper page from The Wahpeton Times carrying the name Dement
The Wahpeton Times 1910-12-29
Newspaper page from The Saline County Journal carrying the name Dement
The Saline County Journal 1878-10-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 82,733 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Dement in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

676 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dement. The most, 128, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 212
Victoria 145
New South Wales 113
Queensland 89
Western Australia 62
Tasmania 52

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

Who carried it

People named Dement,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Dement
    John Dement 1804–1883 · politician
  • John Dement
    John Dement 1804–1883 · politician
  • George Dement
    George Dement 1922–2014 · politician
  • Albert Dement 1868– · horse breeding
  • Norman H. Dement 1913–1995
  • William C. Dement 1928–2020 · physician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Dement,
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 States246 records

246 records of the Dement name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 137
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 76
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 14
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 8
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 5
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Billy E. Dement

    Born 1929; from Evangeline County, Louisiana. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea. Buried at Alexandria National Cemetery, Louisiana.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Austin Dement

    Born 1919 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Upton Yaphank; watchman from Bronx County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1943, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Germanic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 20; laborer. From New York; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 246 records for Dement in the United States.

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

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Dement name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3
  • Dutch population registers 1
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Amalia Dement

    Died 1950 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 59.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Bernardus de Ment

    Died 1836 in Utrecht, aged 36.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Klara de Ment

    Married in 1729 in Bergen op Zoom.

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Dement in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France2 records

2 records of the Dement 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 Leon Lucien Dement

    Born 1918 in Les Trois-Îlets; died 2001 in Les Trois-Îlets (Martinique).

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

    Born 1927 in Jours-lès-Baigneux (Côte-d'Or); died 1994 in Avon (Seine-et-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

Germany2 records

2 records of the Dement name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Adolf Dement

    From Goldberg. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 10 May 1919.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Willi Dement

    From Gr. Salze, Calbe. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 10 May 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Dement name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Annie Dement

    Sailed from Victoria in 1885 aboard the Iberia, bound for Sydney, aged 23.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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