McLimont Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

McLimont Surname Definition:

MACCLYMOND, MACCLYMONT, MACCLYMOUNT: Galloway forms of Maclamond, which see. The following spellings all occur in 1684 (Parish): MacClymont, McClamont, McClamot, McClemen, McClement, MeClemin, McClymon, McCIymond, and McLymond, and Clymont.

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McLimont Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England21:12,187,685173,419

McLimont Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCLYMOND, MACCLYMONT, MACCLYMOUNT: Galloway forms of Maclamond, which see. The following spellings all occur in 1684 (Parish): MacClymont, McClamont, McClamot, McClemen, McClement, MeClemin, McClymon, McCIymond, and McLymond, and Clymont. McClymonts are mentioned as farmers in Ayrshire in 1613 (McKechnie, The Lamont Clan, p. 129). James McClymont, witness in Carrick, 1687 (RPC., 3. ser. XIII, p. 197).

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

MACLAMOND, Maclamont, Macleman, Maclemon, Maclimont, Macclement, Macclemont, Macclymond, Macclymont Macclymount, Macclements, Maccliments: From Gaelic MacLaomuinn, 'son of Lamont,' which see. In the Dean of Lismore's Book we find VcClymont along with Clynelymyn (i.e. Clan Lamont). M'Lagmanid 1358, MacLagmayn 1410, Mc Laiman 1802, M'Lawmane c. 1353, Mc Limont 1820.

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

McLimont Last Name Facts

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

The surname McLimont is most common in Canada. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McLimont? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of McLimont reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in Canada, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 3,349,599. In Canada McLimont is mostly found in: Ontario, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Canada this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 8 percent reside.

McLimont Last Name Statistics demography

McLimont earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 3.47% more than the national average, earning $51,406 CAD per year.

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