Dempsey
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Díomasaigh (“descendant of Díomasach”), a byname deriving from díomasach (“proud, arrogant”).
Proper noun[edit]
Dempsey (countable and uncountable, plural Dempseys)
- A surname from Irish.
- An extinct town in Bannock County, Idaho, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
Derived terms[edit]
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dempsey is the 1308th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 26863 individuals. Dempsey is most common among White (88.86%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dempsey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 439.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Irish
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Irish
- en:Historical settlements
- en:Places in Idaho, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in West Virginia, USA