McDiarmed Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saint Lucia
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

McDiarmed Surname Definition:

MACDAIRMID, MACDARMID, MACDEARMID, MACDERMAID, MACDERMID, MACDIARMID, MACDEAHMONT, MACDAIRMOND, MACDERMAND, MACDIARMOND, MACDERMONT: All current spellings of the name, the last five with intrusive n. Gaelic MacDhiarmaid, 'son of Dermid, which see.

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McDiarmed Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saint Lucia281:6,385800
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

McDiarmed Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACDAIRMID, MACDARMID, MACDEARMID, MACDERMAID, MACDERMID, MACDIARMID, MACDEAHMONT, MACDAIRMOND, MACDERMAND, MACDIARMOND, MACDERMONT: All current spellings of the name, the last five with intrusive n. Gaelic MacDhiarmaid, 'son of Dermid, which see. The name is a comparatively rare one in record, and when it does appear it is sometimes corrupted into M'Kennit, etc. The Macdiarmids of Glenlyon claim or claimed to be the oldest if not the aboriginal race of the district. Nemeas Mactarmayt was rector of St Conganus de Duybrinis (Durinish) and afterwards vicar of Kilchoman in Islay, 1427 (Pop. Lett., VIII, p. 23). John Makeyrmit was a sufferer from the hership of Petty, 1502 (Rose, p. 176), and another John McKeremyt was tenant of Pollouchquhy, 1504 (ER., XII, p. 667). Jhone McChdrmeit of Menyenis was partner to a bond of manrent, 1533 (Cawdor, p. 159). Jhone Malchermyk, one of the 'mairs and officiaris of the schirefdome of Pertht,' 1529 (Crandtully, I, p. 88). Finlay Dow McKermeid in Glenlyoun was fined for reset of Clan Gregor in 1613 (RPC., XIV, p. 633). Gillemertene M'Kennit in Soccoth, a Glenurquhay vassal, 1638 (BBT., p. 403). Archibald McDiarmott was a charter witness at Inverlevirmore, 1659 (Poltalloch Writs, p. 76), and Robert MacDermit was liberated from the Tolbooth of Elgin, 1685 (Elgin, I, p. 336). John Dow McDearmeid was tenant of Bols in Islay, 1686 (Bk. Islay, p. 518), John McKermet, rebel in parish of Kilbrandan, 1685 (Commons, p. 11), and Alexander M'Dermite was 'toun clerk deput of Air,' 1687 (Ayr, p. 211). John McDermeit was a student at Glasgow University in 1698, as was also Patrick M'Dermant of St. Quivox, Ayrshire, in 1811. Several M'Diarmids were among the duke of Atholl's Fencible men enrolled in Glenlyon in 1706 (HMon, III, p. 215-216), and Isabel M'Kearmet is recorded in Ground of Ballachin, 1700 (Dunkeld). In the Kirk session record of the entry relating to Colin Macdiarmid, the Reay country bard, drowned in 1799, his name is spelled Macdermot. Jon McKiarmid appears in Nether Lorn, 1692 (Commons, p. 34). McDiarmoid 1669, Macdermant 1816, McDiarmoid 1669, McKimniad (in Kilmelford) 1692. See also Mactahmayt.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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McDiarmed Last Name Facts

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

The last name McDiarmed is held by more people in Saint Lucia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McDiarmed? popularity and diffusion

The surname McDiarmed is the 3,185,033rd most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of McDiarmed live; 74 percent live in Caribbean and 74 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Saint Lucia, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 6,385. In Saint Lucia McDiarmed is mostly found in: Praslin Quarter, where 32 percent are found, Castries Quarter, where 18 percent are found and Vieux Fort Quarter, where 18 percent are found. Barring Saint Lucia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

McDiarmed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McDiarmed has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the McDiarmed last name decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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