Deems History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Deems family

The surname Deems was first found in Suffolk where Leuric Demere was listed at Bury St Edmunds c. 1095. Later in Staffordshire, we found Alan Demus at Trentham in 1250 and Richard le Demor, le Demur in 1201 and 1357. 1

The name literally means judge, from the "[Old English déma, démere, a judge]" 2 One source claims the name "as well as Damory, is said to have been derived from the Norman fief of De la Mer, near the mouth of the Seine." 3

Early History of the Deems family

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Deems Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: DeMeer, DeMere, Deemer, Deamer, Demer, Demers, Deem, Deam, Delamere, Demera, Demur, Demurr and many more.

Early Notables of the Deems family

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Deems Ranking

In the United States, the name Deems is the 15,869^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Deems migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Deems Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Deems, who settled in Philadelphia in 1804
L Deems, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 5
Lewis Deems, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 5
Lewis Deems, who settled in San Francisco in 1851
Edward M. Deems, aged 41, who landed in America, in 1893
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Deems Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Owen M. Deems, aged 33, who settled in America, in 1910
Winifred Deems, aged 31, who immigrated to America, in 1910
Elsie Deems, who landed in America, in 1910
Charles P. Deems, aged 24, who settled in America from Glasgow, Scotland, in 1910
E. A. Deems, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States, in 1911
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Contemporary Notables of the name Deems (post 1700) +

Charles "Alexander" Force Deems (1820-1893), American clergyman
James Monroe Deems (1818-1901), American composer and music educator
Barrett Deems (1914-1998), American swing music jazz drummer
Frederick Deems, American politician, Mayor of Cumberland, Maryland, 1838-39 6
Bert Deems May (b. 1969), American NFL football former tight end
Deems Taylor (1885-1966), American composer

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html