McGimpsy Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McGimpsy Surname Definition:

The interesting thing about this name, the Irish form of which Woulfe gives as Mac Dhiomsaigh (derived from diomasach: proud), is the fact that it belongs almost exclusively to a small area in Co.

Down around Newtownards. In 1865 there were 13 births registered for it and in 1866 there were 10: everyone of these 23 were in that registration district.

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McGimpsy 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
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McGimpsy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The interesting thing about this name, the Irish form of which Woulfe gives as Mac Dhiomsaigh (derived from diomasach: proud), is the fact that it belongs almost exclusively to a small area in Co.

Down around Newtownards. In 1865 there were 13 births registered for it and in 1866 there were 10: everyone of these 23 were in that registration district. In 1890, when there were 8 births registered, 7 of these were in Co. Down and one in Antrim. MacJimpsey occurs occasionally as a variant spelling.

A man called MacGimpsey (his christian name is forgotten) was one of the heroes of the defence of Derry in 1689: he lost his life in a brave attempt to convey a message from the garrison by swimming the Foyle.

— Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght
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McGimpsy Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGimpsy occurs more in Northern Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of McGimpsy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGimpsy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname McGimpsy is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of McGimpsy live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 131,788. In Northern Ireland it is most frequent in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Besides Northern Ireland this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent live and New Zealand, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGimpsey94726/
McGimpsay940/
McGgimpsey891/
McImpsey880/
McGempsy880/
McJimpsey82154/
McGinpsey825/
McGimpset821/
McGempsey820/
McGhinpsey780/
McGunpsy750/
McGunpsey710/
McJempsey710/
McKempsey710/
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