Who is the most famous person named Ismay?

Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay, British army officer and diplomat, 1st Secretary General of NATO (1887-1965), followed by Thomas Henry Ismay.

Where is the surname Ismay most common?

Wikidata records people named Ismay in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Ismay is /ˈɪzmeɪ/, 2 syllables.

Yes. Ismay 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.

A patronymic surname.

Pronounced /ˈɪzmeɪ/ 2 syllables Soundex I250 Also a first name

Matronymic surname from a somewhat rare female given name found in the 13ᵗʰ century.

Ismay is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay
British army officer and diplomat, 1st Secretary General of NATO (1887-1965)
Thomas Henry Ismay
British businessman (1837-1899)

Notable Ismays come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

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Ismay has the Soundex code I250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I250.

Where does the surname Ismay come from?: Matronymic surname from a somewhat rare female given name found in the 13ᵗʰ century.
Who is the most famous person named Ismay?: Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay, British army officer and diplomat, 1st Secretary General of NATO (1887-1965), followed by Thomas Henry Ismay.
Where is the surname Ismay most common?: Wikidata records people named Ismay in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
How do you pronounce Ismay?: Ismay is /ˈɪzmeɪ/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Ismay?: Ismay is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is Ismay also a first name?: Yes. Ismay 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.