Desmarais
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French Desmarais.
Proper noun
Desmarais (plural Desmaraises)
- A surname from French.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Desmarais is the 7933rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4170 individuals. Desmarais is most common among White (95.28%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Desmarais”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 449.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From des (“of the”) + marais (“wetlands”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.ma.ʁɛ/
- Rhymes: -ɛ
Proper noun
Desmarais m or f
- a habitational surname, equivalent to English Marsh