Is the name DeMerrit, french? Can you tell me more? It's hard to find!?

Question

Why would it be altered?

Answer 1

It may be Dutch.  Many American names that begin with "de" are Dutch rather than French, as they may appear at first.  If the part after the "de" doesn't look French, chances are that the name is Dutch and that the "de" means "the," not "of."

Answer 2

It's very possibly a form of Demarest, which is actually one of the original Dutch colonial families with French roots. They have a great website that you might find helpful:

http://www.demarests.com/

If you want to email me what you have, I'll look at it tonight and see if it's possibly related to one of the Quebecois lines, too.

Answer 3

Demeritt Name Meaning and History

Possibly an altered form of French Desmarais or Desmarest (see Demarest).