No. "Found in seventeenth century notaries' records in Tours, France, the most ancient spelling of the family name was Deméré. The surname is a toponym or place name- an indicator of the place of family origin. H. Beauchet-Filleau, an early 20th century historian and genealogist of Poitou, discovered that the family originated at Châtelleraudais (the area around Châtelleraut that contains Mairé), settled in Loudun, and then Poitiers- all locations within a twenty mile radius in Poitou. The earliest unknown forefather most likely came from the small French village originally named Méré (now spelled Mairé and pronounced mayr-ay). This village of 174 inhabitants is on the Creuse River a few miles east of the town of Châtelleraut in the Poitou region of southwest France. To commoners’ names the "De" prefix was capitalized and joined to the non- capitalized name to show place of origin. Therefore, a common person who was from the village of Méré would be known as Deméré."