The surname McCrimmon
A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 1,824 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex M265
Origin
Scottish Gaelic origin
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Ruimein (“son of Ruimen”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Hróðmundr, which is composed of the elements hróð (“fame”) and mundr (“protection”).
McCrimmon is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
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 1,824 people named McCrimmon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 169,268 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,773.
Who is named McCrimmon
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
56% of people named McCrimmon identified as Black (not Hispanic), 39% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Black (not Hispanic) 56%
- White (not Hispanic) 39%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
- Two or more races 2.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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McCrimmon has the Soundex code M265, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M265.
Other Scottish Gaelic surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname McCrimmon come from?
- Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Ruimein (“son of Ruimen”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Hróðmundr, which is composed of the elements hróð (“fame”) and mundr (“protection”).
- How common is the surname McCrimmon?
- 1,824 people in the United States had the surname McCrimmon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,268 Americans. It ranked 15,931st of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname McCrimmon?
- In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named McCrimmon identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 39% as white (not Hispanic).
- What type of surname is McCrimmon?
- McCrimmon is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname McCrimmon getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,773 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,824 in 2010, up 2.9%.