McRimmon Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McRimmon 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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McRimmon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

McRimmon 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)

McRimmon Last Name Facts

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

The surname McRimmon is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McRimmon? popularity and diffusion

The last name McRimmon is the 1,658,108th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of McRimmon are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname McRimmon is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 3,097,940. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 30 percent live, New Jersey, where 21 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States McRimmon occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

McRimmon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McRimmon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McRimmon surname grew 355 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McRimmon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McRimmon last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

McRimmon earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.43% less than the national average, earning $40,373 USD per year.

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