Surname Checker / Dempsey
How Common Is the Last Name Dempsey?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Dempsey today
29,743
Ranked #1,308 of 162,254 published surnames · 9.11 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 26,863 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
88.86%
Black
5.6%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.59%
Hispanic
2.39%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.