McDermott Family

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About the McDermott surname

The surname McDermott is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. The surname may originally have expressed descent before becoming fixed as a hereditary family name. The prefix in McDermott belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-sé-dèr-mot/ɛmsedɛʁmɔt/

Most frequent given names among the McDermott family

Men

  1. 1John267
  2. 2James239
  3. 3Thomas143
  4. 4Patrick142
  5. 5Michael129

Women

  1. 1Mary210
  2. 2Catherine138
  3. 3Margaret111
  4. 4Bridget104
  5. 5Ann80
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The McDermott name in our genealogy archives

5,425occurrences in our collections
9collections containing this name
99 961881 → 1901people enumerated
1820First mention of the name
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