McGrimmon Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

McGrimmon 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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McGrimmon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

McGrimmon 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)

MACGRIMEN: Donald Owir McGrumen was put to the horn for violence committed on the lands of Campbell of Glenorehy, 1607 (RPC., XIV, p. 473), and in 1613 Finla McGromoyne in Foirlettir, who was fined for reset of Clan Gregor, is doubtless Finla McGrymmen or McGryment in Fetiirlettir, denounced as rebel in 1619 (RPC., XIV p. 631; XI, p. 574; XII, p. 132). Finla McGrymmen in Ballenyden, perhaps the same person, was charged with murder, 1615 (ibid., X, p. 404), and another Finlay McGrimen was accused of being one of the murderers of John Grant of Carron, c. 1630 (Grant, III, p. 225). compare Macgurman.

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

McGrimmon Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGrimmon is most common in Canada. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of McGrimmon.

How Common Is The Last Name McGrimmon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname McGrimmon occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of McGrimmon live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in Canada, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 2,834,276. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 100 percent live. Other than Canada it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

McGrimmon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGrimmon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McGrimmon last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGrimmon Last Name Statistics demography

McGrimmon earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 17.54% less than the national average, earning $40,967 CAD per year.

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