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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 593 words(42 lines of text) covering the years 1096, 1113, 1108, 1429, 1360, 1682, 1519, 1567, 1518, 1604, 1696, 1500, 1696, 1108, 1648, 1721, 1604, 1686, 1595 and 1676 are included under the topic Early Demarest History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 185 words(13 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, California 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 educator, the 11th President of Rutgers College
  • Rosemary Regina Demarest, chief librarian for Price Waterhouse & Co., New York City


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  2. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  3. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  4. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  5. Doyle, William. The Oxford History of the French Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Print. (ISBN 0192852213).
  6. Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
  7. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  8. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  9. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  10. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. 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 27 May 2013 at 13:25.

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