Desper

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Desper.

Proper noun

Desper (plural Despers)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Desper is the 36788^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 607 individuals. Desper is most common among White (83.69%) and Black/African American (13.51%) individuals.

Further reading

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