McDermott

English

Alternative forms

• MacDermot, McDermitt

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Diarmada (“son of Diarmaid”).

Proper noun

McDermott (plural McDermotts)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McDermott is the 1151^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 30528 individuals. McDermott is most common among White (92.19%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McDermott”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 550.