Gorman
English
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Etymology
[edit]Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gormáin (“descendant of Gormán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of gorm (“dark blue; noble”). Compare O'Gorman.
Proper noun
[edit]Gorman (countable and uncountable, plural Gormans)
- A surname from Irish.
- An unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
- A census-designated place in Garrett County, Maryland, United States.
- A census-designated place in Durham County, North Carolina, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Potter County, South Dakota, United States.
- A city in Eastland County, Texas, United States.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gorman is the 1100th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 31788 individuals. Gorman is most common among White (89.77%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gorman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 67.
Anagrams
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- English terms derived from Irish
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Irish
- en:Unincorporated communities in California, USA
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- en:Places in California, USA
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- en:Census-designated places in Maryland, USA
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- en:Places in Maryland, USA
- en:Census-designated places in North Carolina, USA
- en:Places in North Carolina, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in South Dakota, USA
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- en:Cities in Texas, USA
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- en:Places in Texas, USA