Desir surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Desir surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,241 people carried this name — #7,803 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,400 people counted. That is up 52% from 2,788 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 486 people named Desir.

54 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 40 départements, most often Martinique.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 54
Martinique 70
Nord 69
Corrèze 56
Paris 52
Guadeloupe 34
Cantal 24
French Guiana 20
Oise 11

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

In Belgium’s population register

At least 27 people named Desir 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 Liège.

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

Where they live today

Liège 27

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Desir in American newspapers,
1915.

Newspaper page from Elko Independent carrying the name Desir
Elko Independent 1915-10-14
Newspaper page from Elko Independent carrying the name Desir
Elko Independent 1915-10-15
Newspaper page from Elko Independent carrying the name Desir
Elko Independent 1915-10-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 293,061 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Desir,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Christie Desir
    Christie Desir 1989– · model
  • Pierre Desir
    Pierre Desir 1990– · American football player
  • Neyson D 1984– · composer
  • Jean Desir 1985– · politician
  • Alex Desir 1986– · basketball player

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 13 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Desir.

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