The Dimas surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,035 people carried this name — #4,990 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,000 people counted. That is up 37% from 5,140 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 76 people named Dimas 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.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 41
Formosa 18
Misiones 17

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

44 people named Dimas live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.

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

Where they live today

St. Gallen 16
Geneva 9
Vaud 8
Zurich 7
Basel-Stadt 4

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 28 people named Dimas.

14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 14
Hauts-de-Seine 4
Aude 2
Haute-Garonne 2
Loir-et-Cher 2
Eure 1
Isère 1
Meurthe-et-Moselle 1
Rhône 1

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

In print

Dimas in American newspapers,
1896–1924.

Newspaper page from The Enterprise carrying the name Dimas
The Enterprise 1896-05-13
Newspaper page from Las Vegas Age carrying the name Dimas
Las Vegas Age 1906-01-13
Newspaper page from The Border Vidette carrying the name Dimas
The Border Vidette 1924-08-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 20,498 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Dimas in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1980s.

30 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dimas. The most, 6, date from the 1970s.

Articles, by state

ACT (Canberra) 10
South Australia 7
Victoria 3
Queensland 2
Tasmania 2
Western Australia 2
New South Wales 1

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

Who carried it

People named Dimas,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joaquim Dimas i Graells
    Joaquim Dimas i Graells 1822–1901 · playwright
  • Juan Antonio Dimas
    Juan Antonio Dimas 1880–1945 · academic
  • Petros Dimas 1917–2005 · poet
  • Luis Dimas 1943–2021 · singer

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 Dimas,
in the records of 4 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 States188 records

188 records of the Dimas name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 110
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 39
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 24
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 8
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Fidel Dimas

    Born 1916 in New Mexico. Enlisted 1942 at Santa Fe, from Santa Fe County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1971, buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.

    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 Boroch Dimas

    Arrived at New York in 1890 aboard the Eider from Bremen and Southampton, aged 25; dealer. From Russia.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Jose Dimas

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1890, died 1965; buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 188 records for Dimas in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France10 records

10 records of the Dimas 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 Fernand Dimas

    Born 1905 in Thézan-des-Corbières (Aude); died 1989 in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne).

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

    Born 1912 in Algeria; died 2000 in Morocco.

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

    Born 1935 in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne); died 1995 in Romania.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Dimas 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).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Dimas name in Australia Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Christos Dimas

    Horticulturist of Mildura, Victoria; died 2001.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Anna Dimas

    Of E Brighton, Victoria; died 1978.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ioannis Dimas

    Of East Brighton, Victoria; died 1975.

    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: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Dimas 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 Hermann Dimas

    From Berlin-Steglitz. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 14 August 1916 (Reserve Jäger Battalion No. 9).

    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).

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