Carmichael

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Carmical, Carmicheal

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic caer (“fort, stronghold”) + the personal name Michael.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑɹmaɪkəl/

Proper noun

Carmichael (countable and uncountable, plural Carmichaels)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9238).
   2. A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.
   3. A rural municipality (Rural Municipality of Carmichael No. 109) and special service area therein, in Saskatchewan, Canada.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Derived terms

• carmichaelite
• Carmichael number

 

Descendants

• → Translingual: Carmichaelia

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Carmichael is the 1825^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19628 individuals. Carmichael is most common among White (72.33%) and Black/African American (22.18%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Carmichael”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 291.