How common is the surname Dalrymple?

6,843 people in the United States had the surname Dalrymple in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,118 Americans. It ranked 5,116th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dalrymple?

William Dalrymple, author and historian (born 1965), followed by Jack Dalrymple.

Where is the surname Dalrymple most common?

Wikidata records people named Dalrymple in the United States, the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Great Britain and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Dalrymple?

Dalrymple is /dælˈɹɪmpəl/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Dalrymple getting more or less common?

More common. 6,674 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,843 in 2010, up 2.5%.

Is Dalrymple also a first name?

Yes. Dalrymple is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Dalrymple

A Scottish Gaelic place surname, carried by 6,843 people in the United States.

Pronounced /dælˈɹɪmpəl/ 3 syllables Soundex D465

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dalrymple is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

From Scottish Gaelic dail (“field, meadow”) + an unexplained second element.

Dalrymple is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,843 people named Dalrymple in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,118 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,674.

#5,116

rank among US surnames

6,843

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,826)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,107	Quiles	6,858	45,020
#5,108	Phillip	6,857	45,026
#5,109	Shrader	6,855	45,039
#5,110	Lundquist	6,853	45,053
#5,111	Baxley	6,852	45,059
#5,112	McGinley	6,851	45,066
#5,113	Styles	6,847	45,092

Who is named Dalrymple

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Dalrymple identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dalrymples

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Dalrymple
Author and historian (born 1965)
Jack Dalrymple
32nd Governor of North Dakota, born 1948
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair
British diplomat (1673-1747)
Abner Dalrymple
American baseball player (1857-1939)
Sir Hew Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of High Mark
British Army general (1750-1830)

Notable Dalrymples come mostly from the United States (2), the United Kingdom (1) and the Kingdom of Great Britain (1).

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dalrymple come from?: From Scottish Gaelic dail (“field, meadow”) + an unexplained second element.
How common is the surname Dalrymple?: 6,843 people in the United States had the surname Dalrymple in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,118 Americans. It ranked 5,116th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dalrymple?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Dalrymple identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dalrymple?: William Dalrymple, author and historian (born 1965), followed by Jack Dalrymple.
Where is the surname Dalrymple most common?: Wikidata records people named Dalrymple in the United States, the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Great Britain and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Dalrymple?: Dalrymple is /dælˈɹɪmpəl/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Dalrymple?: Dalrymple is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Dalrymple getting more or less common?: More common. 6,674 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,843 in 2010, up 2.5%.
Is Dalrymple also a first name?: Yes. Dalrymple is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.