Desmarais

English

Alternative forms

• Demara, Demarest, desMarais, DesMarais, des Marais, Des Marais, Marais

Etymology

Borrowed from French Desmarais.

Proper noun

Desmarais (plural Desmaraises)

1. A surname from French, equivalent to English Marsh.

Translations

Translations

• French: Desmarais

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Desmarais is the 7933^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4170 individuals. Desmarais is most common among White (95.28%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Desmarais”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 449.

Anagrams

• Midas's ear

French

Etymology

From des (“of the”) +‎ marais (“wetlands”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.ma.ʁɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɛ

Proper noun

Desmarais m or f

1. Desmarais: a habitational surname, equivalent to English Marsh

Descendants

• → English: Desmarais