The Demeter surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,345 people carried this name — #19,945 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 217,400 people counted. That is up 2% from 1,317 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Demeter surname
Derived from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Demeter» (Slovak), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 248 people named Demeter.
35 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 50 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
91 people named Demeter live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 46 people named Demeter live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
34 people named Demeter have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 234 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
123 people named Demeter is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Demeter,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ignaz Demeter 1773–1842 · Catholic priest -
Dimitrios Demeter 1811–1872 · writer -
Dimitrios Demeter 1811–1872 · writer
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Márton Demeter d. 1741 · Catholic priest
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Demeter Nekcsei 1282–1338 · politician
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František Xaver Demeter 1740–1789 · Catholic priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Demeter.
- Deme 295 · U.S. census
- Demeester 364 · U.S. census
- Demenge 117 · U.S. census
- Demerson 258 · U.S. census
- Demery 2,516 · U.S. census
- Demet 178 · U.S. census
- Demetz 144 · U.S. census
- Demeule 153 · U.S. census
- Demeulenaere 289 · U.S. census
- Demey 268 · U.S. census
- Demeyer 793 · U.S. census
- Demeyere 154 · U.S. census
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