as a Last Name
- 6,987
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Desmond
Meaning & Origins
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deasmhumhnaigh ‘descendant of the man from southern Munster’, from deas ‘south’ + Mumhain ‘Munster’, an ancient Irish kingdom named for Mumhu, one of its early kings. The surname Desmond has passed into common use as a personal name, not only in Ireland.
| 4,384th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 6,987
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Massachusetts
- has the most people named Desmond per capita
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