Doremus
Doremus is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Benoît Dorémus, French singer-songwriter David Doremus, American television actor Frank Ellsworth Doremus (1865–1947), politician Franklin Pierce Doremus (1852–1944), American vegetarianism activist Henry Meade Doremus, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey John Doremus (1931–1995), American radio personality Sarah Platt Doremus (1802–1877), New…
Meaning & Origin of Doremus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Doremus is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Benoît Dorémus, French singer-songwriter David Doremus, American television actor Frank Ellsworth Doremus (1865–1947), politician Franklin Pierce Doremus (1852–1944), American vegetarianism activist Henry Meade Doremus, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey John Doremus (1931–1995), American radio personality Sarah Platt Doremus (1802–1877), New…
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The Story of Doremus
The earliest SSA record of Doremus as a baby boy name dates back to 1972, when 5 babies received it. 1972 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Doremus — #4,986 in the national rankings. Doremus last appeared in the published SSA data in 1973, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Doremus
Doremus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Doremus's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #4,986. Use the chart and map above to compare Doremus's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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