McCrimmon Surname

164,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

McCrimmon Surname Definition:

MACCRIMMON: Gaelic MacCruimein. The name is from ON. Hromund (Hrd(b)-mundr, 'famed protector'). The name is found on one of the rune-inscribed crosses at Kirk Michael, Isle of Man, as Rumun. "Sir" Jhone Mcchrummen was a witness at Inverness, 1533 (Cawdor, p.

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McCrimmon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1941:165,20516,768
Canada4641:79,4098,889
Scotland2111:25,3742,767
Australia1051:257,10223,526
England1021:546,25533,762
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Wales191:162,87011,152
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belize11:355,4743,977
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1481:25,2922,311
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:456,53332,843

McCrimmon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCRIMMON: Gaelic MacCruimein. The name is from ON. Hromund (Hrd(b)-mundr, 'famed protector'). The name is found on one of the rune-inscribed crosses at Kirk Michael, Isle of Man, as Rumun. "Sir" Jhone Mcchrummen was a witness at Inverness, 1533 (Cawdor, p. 159). Hector M'Crimmon signed a deed on behalf of Isabella, wife of Sir Rory Mor, who succeeded to the chiefship of Dunvegan in 1595 (Macleod, The Maccrimmons of Skye, p. 4), and Macleod of Dunvegan was complainer against two men named M'Grymmen in 1599 (RPC.) A family of the name were hereditary pipers to Macleod of Macleod, the last of whom, Lieut. MacCrimmon, had a farm in Glenelg in the first quarter of the nineteenth century. The late Dr. Alexander Carmichael, who gives the Gaelic form of the name as Maccriomthain, says that a woman of the name in St. Kilda recited some of the island songs to him (CG., II, p. 380). Colin McCrimthain is in the Calendar of Oengus the Culdee under 13 December but this is a different name. Crimthann means 'fox.' The story of the Maccrimmons being of Italian origin is too silly for belief. McCrumen 1717, McGrimmon and McGrinnan 1835.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McCrimmon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McCrimmon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname McCrimmon is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCrimmon? popularity and diffusion

McCrimmon is the 164,762nd most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,769,877 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of McCrimmon reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname McCrimmon is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,194 people, or 1 in 165,205. In The United States McCrimmon is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 28 percent live, Georgia, where 8 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 18 percent live and Scotland, where 8 percent live.

McCrimmon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCrimmon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCrimmon last name grew 1,995 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 143 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 5,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCrimmon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States McCrimmon are 8.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.44% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McCrimmon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.2% more than the national average, earning R 418,716 per year; in United States they earn 11.59% less than the national average, earning $38,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10% more than the national average, earning $54,652 CAD per year.

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