Desmond

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since 1880

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An Irish surname, anglicised from Ã“ Deasmhumhnaigh " a man from South Munster".
A male given name derived from the surname; popular in Britain in the first half of the twentieth century.

Notable Persons Named Desmond

Desmond Doss

Desmond Doss is a military person. His military service ended in 1946.

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Desmond Tutu

His career lasted from 1986 to 1996. Desmond was born on October 7th, 1931 in Klerksdorp. Desmond is also known as Tutu and Desmond.

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Desmond Harrington

Desmond Harrington is an actor. His most notable accomplishments were from 1999 to 1999. Desmond was born on October 19th, 1976 in Savannah, Georgia, U.S.

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Des O'Connor

Des O'Connor is a broadcaster, musician, and comedian. He was most prominent from 1956 to 1956. Des was given the name Desmond Bernard O'Connor on January 12th, 1932 in Stepney, East London.

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Desmond Llewelyn

Desmond Llewelyn was an actor. He was most prominent from 1950 to 1950. Desmond was given the name Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn on September 12th, 1914 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. He passed away on December 19th, 1999.

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Desmond Howard

Desmond Howard is a football player for the Washington Redskins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Green Bay Packers, Oakland Raiders, and Detroit Lions. He was most active from 1992 to 2002. Desmond was born on May 15th, 1970 in Cleveland.

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Viola Desmond

Viola Desmond was a business owner and beautician. Viola was given the name Viola Irene Davis on July 6th, 1914 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She left this life on February 7th, 1965.

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Paul Desmond

Paul Desmond was a cool jazz, west coast jazz, and mainstream jazz musician. He plays Alto saxophone and Clarinet. Paul was given the name Paul Emil Breitenfeld on November 25th, 1924. Paul is also known as The Stork". He left this life on May 30th, 1977.

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Mark Desmond

Mark Desmond is a comics character.

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Richard Desmond

Richard Desmond is a publisher and businessman. He holds the title Owner of and Northern & Shell. He has had major accomplishments since 1972. Richard was given the name Richard Clive Desmond on December 8th, 1951 in Hampstead, London, England.

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Dermot Desmond

Dermot Desmond is an owner of celtic football club, celtic f.c., and owner ofceltic football club. Dermot was born on August 14th, 1950 in Macroom.

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Ian Desmond

Ian Desmond is a baseball player for the Texas Rangers and Texas Rangers (baseball). Ian was born on September 20th, 1985 in Sarasota, Florida.

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1904	8	0	8
1908	6	0	6
1910	8	0	8
1911	5	0	5
1912	9	0	9
1913	17	0	17
1914	16	0	16
1915	19	0	19
1916	30	0	30
1917	22	0	22
1918	23	0	23
1919	15	0	15
1920	20	0	20
1921	30	0	30
1922	66	0	66
1923	52	0	52
1924	40	0	40
1925	33	0	33
1926	50	0	50
1927	33	0	33
1928	28	0	28
1929	28	0	28
1930	29	0	29
1931	34	0	34
1932	29	0	29
1933	22	0	22
1934	16	0	16
1935	24	0	24
1936	17	0	17
1937	23	0	23
1938	23	0	23
1939	21	0	21
1940	15	0	15
1941	25	0	25
1942	18	0	18
1943	23	0	23
1944	21	0	21
1945	23	0	23
1946	30	0	30
1947	36	0	36
1948	29	0	29
1949	25	0	25
1950	37	0	37
1951	43	0	43
1952	33	0	33
1953	44	0	44
1954	65	0	65
1955	62	0	62
1956	56	0	56
1957	49	0	49
1958	43	0	43
1959	60	0	60
1960	85	0	85
1961	92	0	92
1962	99	0	99
1963	116	0	116
1964	134	0	134
1965	124	0	124
1966	121	0	121
1967	148	0	148
1968	127	0	127
1969	134	0	134
1970	165	0	165
1971	225	0	225
1972	246	0	246
1973	279	0	279
1974	313	0	313
1975	245	5	240
1976	257	0	257
1977	378	8	370
1978	538	10	528
1979	452	10	442
1980	538	11	527
1981	387	0	387
1982	362	6	356
1983	363	7	356
1984	376	0	376
1985	682	5	677
1986	687	11	676
1987	602	8	594
1988	701	9	692
1989	769	11	758
1990	876	6	870
1991	846	11	835
1992	1,078	11	1,067
1993	764	12	752
1994	681	11	670
1995	676	9	667
1996	638	12	626
1997	901	16	885
1998	749	8	741
1999	752	10	742
2000	703	5	698
2001	636	0	636
2002	588	5	583
2003	562	6	556
2004	542	0	542
2005	530	0	530
2006	583	0	583
2007	681	5	676
2008	720	0	720
2009	788	0	788
2010	877	0	877
2011	843	0	843
2012	923	0	923
2013	986	5	981
2014	1,033	0	1,033
2015	958	0	958
2016	893	0	893
2017	1,039	0	1,039

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Desmond	U.S.
█	White	88.97%	64.26%
█	African American	4.96%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	0.85%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.47%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	1.80%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	2.95%	16.26%

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People with the last name Desmond are most frequently White

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How Popular is the name Desmond? Desmond is the 1,297^th most popular name of all time. As a last name Desmond was the 4,783^rd most popular name in 2010.
How many people with the first name Desmond have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 33,124 babies born with the first name Desmond in the United States. That's more than enough people named Desmond to occupy the country of San Marino with an estimated population of 32,312 (as of March 31, 2012).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Desmond? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1904 when it was given as a first name to 8 new born babies.
When was Desmond first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Desmond is Sunday, April 7th, 1872.
What year had the most people named Desmond born? The highest recorded use of the first name Desmond was in 1992 with a total of 1,067 babies. That's a lot of babies named Desmond!
Random Desmond Factoid: According to the 1992 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Desmond ranks 85^th in popularity as a baby boy's name in South Carolina. Imagine that, 49 babies in South Carolina have the same name as you in 1992.
Weird things about the name Desmond: Your name in reverse order is Dnomsed. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Sddnmeo. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Desmond? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 7,395 people with the last name Desmond.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Desmond? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 3 of them will have Desmond as their last name.