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Surname DeJaynes i think is French, so what is......?

Demery, he brags about being German, but i want a professional opinion, i would like to have a website that tells about the specifics of the surname so you, yourself could find the heritage, DeJaynes is French due to DeJ(Big,small,Big)


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I am not a professional by any means but I really like the site houseofnames. It lists Demery as French

French

Spelling variations of this family name include: Demers, Demere, Demerre, Demery, Demerey, Demerais, Demeret, Demerez, Lemers, Lemere, Lemerre, Lemery, Lemerey, Lemerais, Lemeret, Lemerez, Desmery, D㩭ery, Lesmery, L㩭ery, Lamer, Lamers, Lamere, Lamerre, Lamery, Lamerais, Lameret, Merre, M㩲ais, M㩲et, M㩲ey, M㩲y, Merr㩥, M㩲iaux, M㩲iau, M㩲iel, M㩲iet, M㩲ic, M㩲igon, M㩲igot, M㩲iguet, M㩲igeau and many more.

First found in Normandy, where this family was established in early times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Bastian Merr㩥, who settled in Philadelphia in 1727; Father Demers, who was living in Quebec in 1848; Dominique Lamer, who settled in Atlanta in 1848.