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Early Origins of the Demery family

The surname Demery was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this family was established in early times.

Early History of the Demery family

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Demery Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Demers, Demere, Demerre, Demery, Demerey, Demerais, Demeret, Demerez, Lemers, Lemere, Lemerre, Lemery, Lemerey, Lemerais, Lemeret, Lemerez, Desmery, Démery, Lesmery, Lémery, Lamer, Lamers, Lamere, Lamerre, Lamery, Lamerais, Lameret, Merre, Mérais, Méret, Mérey, Méry, Merrée, Mériaux, Mériau, Mériel, Mériet, Méric, Mérigon, Mérigot, Mériguet, Mérigeau and many more.

Early Notables of the Demery family

Notable amongst the family in this period was Huon de Méry (fl. 1200-1250), French author of "Li Tournoiemenz Anticrit" or in English "The Tournament of the Antichrist"), a 3,546-line Old...
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Demery Ranking

In the United States, the name Demery is the 14,086th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Demery migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Demery Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Richard Demery, aged 21, who immigrated to the United States from County Waterford, Ireland in 1893
Demery Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Charles Demery, aged 33, who settled in America from Paris, in 1903
  • Pierre Gabriel Demery, aged 24, who landed in America from Paris, in 1905
  • Wm. Demery, aged 41, who settled in America from Liverpool, in 1905
  • Augustine Demery, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States from Paris, France, in 1907
  • Pauline Mary Demery, aged 28, who landed in America from Liverpool, England, in 1909
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Australia Demery migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Demery Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Robert Demery, (b. 1816), aged 23, English convict who was convicted in Warwick, Warwickshire, England for 15 years, transported aboard the "Barossa" on 8th December 1839, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died 1888 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Demery (post 1700) +

  • Lawrence Calvin Demery (b. 1953), retired American Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Hazel G. Demery, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1996, 2000 3
  • Thomas T. Demery (b. 1949), Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  • Ben Demery, Australian two-time silver medalist Paralympic cyclist at the 2008 Beijing Games


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/barossa
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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