Ismay
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Matronymic surname from a somewhat rare female given name found in the 13th century.
Proper noun
[edit]Ismay (plural Ismays)
- A surname transferred from the given name.
Statistics
[edit]- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Ismay is the 142811st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 158 individuals.
Etymology 2
[edit]From an amalgamation of the personal names Isabella and May.
Proper noun
[edit]Ismay
- A small town in Custer County, Montana, United States.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ismay”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 234.