McDrmott Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
McDrmott 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.
Read More About This SurnameMcDrmott Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
McDrmott 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.
McDrmott Demographics
McDrmott Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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McDrmott Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McDrmott Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McDrmott occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name McDrmott? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. McDrmott occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McDrmott are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 75 percent are found and New Mexico, where 25 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Ireland, where 25 percent are found.
McDrmott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McDrmott has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McDrmott surname fell 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.
McDrmott Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the McDrmott surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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