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Where did the French Demarest family come from? What is the French Demarest family crest and coat of arms? When did the Demarest family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Demarest family history?

The Demarest surname is a habitational name derived from any of several places named with the Old French words "mareis," or "maresc," meaning "marsh."

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Desmarais, Demarais, Des Marais, Desmarets, Desmarés, Desmareys, Desmaray, Desmaraie, Desmarest, Desmaret, Desmarets, Démarais, Démarets, Démarey, Démareys, Démarés, Démarey, Démaré, Démarés, Démarée, Démarées, Démaraie, Démaray, Maret, Marest, Marais, Mareys, Marets, Marest, Mares, Marays, Marrey, Mareys, Marées, Des Marest, Des Maret, Des Marets, Des Marez, De Marest, Du Marest, Du Marais, Du Marrey, Du Mareys, Du Mares, Du Marays, Du Mareys, Du Marées and many more.

First found in Cambray, Normandy where ancestors of the family belonged to the house of Bousis.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Demarest research. Another 342 words(24 lines of text) covering the years 1096, 1108, 1113, 1360, 1429, 1500, 1518, 1519, 1567, 1595, 1604, 1648, 1676, 1682, 1696, and 1721 are included under the topic Early Demarest History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 91 words(6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Demarest Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Demarest Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • David DeMarest, who arrived in New York in 1663
  • David Demarest, who arrived in New York in 1663

Demarest Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • I Demarest, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1850

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  • William Demarest (1892-1983), American character actor
  • Arthur Andrew Demarest, American anthropologist and archaeologist
  • Calvin W. Demarest (1886-1925), American national amateur and professional carom billiards champion
  • David P. Demarest, American academic and writer
  • Clifford Demarest (1874-1946), American composer
  • William Henry Steele Demarest (1863-1956), American, was the eleventh President of Rutgers College
  • Rosemary Regina Demarest, chief librarian for Price Waterhouse & Co., New York City


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  2. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  3. Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
  4. De Ville, Winston. Gulf Coast Colonials, A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield, 1999. Print.
  5. Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
  6. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  7. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  8. Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
  9. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
  10. Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
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The Demarest Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Demarest Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 16 May 2012 at 15:24.

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