McCrimmon
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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”).
Proper noun[edit]
McCrimmon (plural McCrimmons)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McCrimmon is the 15931st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1824 individuals. McCrimmon is most common among Black/African American (55.98%) and White (38.76%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCrimmon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 549.